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- When did the war begin
- War began with a surprise attack June 25, 1950,
- how it began
- when eight divisions and an armored brigade (90,000 soldiers) of the North Korean People's Army (NKPA) attacked in three columns across the 38th parallel and invaded the Republic of Korea (ROK).
- What year did the war end
- July 27, 1953, the Armistice was signed and all fighting stopped.
- How many people died/wounded in the war
- 33,686 killed and 103,284 wounded. United States Army casualties alone totaled 27,728 dead and 77,596 wounded.
- how many UNC casualties
- more than 550,000, including 95,000 dead.
- How many enemy causlites?
- exceeded 1,500,000 of whom 900,000 were Chinese.
- what is the UNC
- at the United Nation's request, the United States formed the United Nations Command (UNC), which would integrate all American and allied forces.
- what is the NKPA
- North Korean People's Army
- what is the ROKA
- Republic of Korea army
- how trained was the NKPA
- battle-tested, having served in the Chinese and Soviet armies in World War II
- how trained was the ROKA
- The 98,000-strong ROK Army (ROKA), its combat training incomplete, and having no tanks and only 89 howitzers, was no match for the better-equipped NKPA
- What was the 38th parallel?
- The line of latitude seperating North Korea from South Korea
- Who controlled North Korea during the war?
- The NKPA (North Korea Peoples Army) controlled North Korea
- Who controlled South Korea during the war?
- The American army controlled South Korea
- Who was Douglas MacArthur?
- A Strategist, A hero in both world wars, and a smart leader of the UNC army
- Did MacArthur's push the North koreans past Yalu river?
- No the chinese came and halted the UN forces.