Korean Conflict: The forgotten war 1950-1953
Koreas was invaded and ruled by Japan fro 1910 until 1945
After WWII, Korea was split into two North (USSR) and South(US) at the 38th parallel
An election was going to be held to eventually unify Korea
The United Nations held an election in 1948
The soviet Union refused to allow participation in the election in their occupid zone
Instead, they handed over power to the North Korean Communist Party under Kim IL-Sung
The South elected the nationalist exile Syngman Rhee
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