The Korean War, the 1953 Armistice

The Korean War, occurring less than five years after WWII, was a conflict between the communist North and capitalist South Korea. It quickly escalated into a global conflict involving the United Nations, primarily led by the US, against North Korean forces supported by the Soviet Union. The war saw significant international troop involvement and resulted in massive civilian suffering. It ended in 1953 with an armistice, marking it as both a civil and proxy war.

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