Korean War

[ kuh-ree-uhn wawr, kaw-, koh- ]

noun

1. a war begun on June 25, 1950, when North Korea, supported by the Soviet Union and China, invaded South Korea, which was subsequently supported by the United States and numerous allies within the United Nations: armistice signed July 27, 1953.

Korean War

noun

1. the war (1950–53) fought between North Korea, aided by Communist China, and South Korea, supported by the US and other members of the UN

Korean War

1. A war, also called the Korean conflict, fought in the early 1950s between the United Nations , supported by the United States, and the communist Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( North Korea ). The war began in 1950, when North Korea invaded South Korea . The United Nations declared North Korea the aggressor and sent military aid to the South Korean army. President Harry S. Truman declared the war a “police action” because he never asked Congress to pass an official declaration of war. He thereby established a precedent for President Lyndon Johnson , who committed troops to the Vietnam War without ever seeking a congressional mandate for his action. General Douglas MacArthur commanded the United Nations troops, who were mostly from the United States. The tide turned against North Korea with the landings at Inchon, and its troops were pushed back into the north; but reinforcements from the People's Republic of China soon allowed the North Koreans to regain lost territory. In 1953, with neither side having a prospect of victory, a truce was signed. In the course of the war, President Truman removed MacArthur from his command for insubordination. ( See Truman-MacArthur controversy .)

Example Sentences

At the ceremony, the families sit on chairs amidst the long rows of small stone graves, marking the thousands of foreign soldiers who fought and died in the Korean War.

From BBC

Born to a poor civil servant’s family in 1949, just a year before the Korean War broke out, Im grew up with five siblings in an industrial neighborhood of Seoul.

From Los Angeles Times

The two Koreas are technically still at war since they did not sign a peace treaty when the Korean War ended in 1953.

From BBC

Amos played James Evans, a hard-working Korean War veteran with a withering stare and sharp wit who did everything he could to provide for his family.

From Los Angeles Times

The Korean War ended in 1953 with a cease-fire, but not a peace treaty.

From Los Angeles Times