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NORTH KOREAN (1)
NORTH KOREAN (1)
ScnMaster
of
North
Korea. A
reference
to the
Korean War
, fought in the early 1950s between the
United Nations
and
communist
North
Korea (the
northern
half of the peninsula off northeastern
China
). The
war
began in 1950 when
North
Korea invaded
South Korea
. The
United Nations
declared
North
Korea the aggressor and
sent
troops, mostly from United
States
forces, to aid the
South
Korean army. In 1953, with neither side
having
a
prospect
of victory, a truce was signed.
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