Korea

• what was America's reaction?

  by July 1950, American troops had begun fighting on South Korea's side.
• When did it end?

  July 1953
• When did the Korean war begin?

  June 25th 1950 when 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People's Army crossed the 38th parallel
• What did American officials think of the war?

  They thought it was a war against the international forces of communism itself
• What happened to the war?

  Eventually, fighting stalled and casualties mounted with nothing to show for it