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The korean war started in 1950 with North 

Korean troops invading South Korea. North 

Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack 

once he had received a promise of support 

from Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. During this 

the U.S stated that they would not get 

involved in the war. This gave Stalin more of a 

reason to help North Korea with no 

repercussions. When the invasion occurred the 

U.S actually sprung into action immediately. 

The U.S called to the UN for back up in aiding 

South Korea.

A few months into the war, with South korea 

being helped by the U.S and UN, China decided 

to get involved with North Korea and the 

Soviet Union. MAny people feared that this 

would turn into World War III. The president of 

the U.S at this time of the war was president 

Truman. There was a lot of talk of the U.S 

using atomic warfare on North korea and their 

allies. The U.S only used the atomic bomb as a 

scare to get an end to the war. After 13 

months of fighting, the two sides tried to reach 

an agreement that took 2 years.

There was finally an agreement signed in 1953 

to cease fire.

The weapons used in the korean war were 

many of the same weapons that were used in 

World War II. The U.S didn't create any new 

weapons ofter the war so they used what they 

still had while North Korea and China used 

weapons made by the United States as well. 

After the first 90 days. North Koreans has 

captured many U.S weapons and started to 

use them as their own weapons.

During WWII the atomic bomb was created by 

the U.S. 

The U.S could have easily used the bomb to 

control the war as there was no stopping them 

from using it. The Soviet Union had bombs but 

could not deliver them in the ways that the U.s 

had available to them. Near the end of the war 

the U.S flown planes from a base in San 

Fransisco with the Atomic Bomb on them, 

toward North Korea as a threat but never 

actually used the bombs against the 

communism powers. By not using the bomb 

this strengthened the power behind the Atomic 

Bomb and made it more credible.

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