Korean War Conflict

After WWII, the Soviet Union took control of North Korea and we took control of South Korea. Both North and South Korea wanted to be reunited as one, unified country. But the Soviet Union and the United States and very different ideas for the country. The Soviet Union wanted Korea to be a Communist country, while the US wanted it to be a democracy. The two countries couldn't decide or even agree to meet in the middle. Instead of compromising, they went to war with each other.
When the Soviets decided to surprise attack South Korea, they thought the US wouldn't fight back. But they were terribly wrong.
South Korea never wanted a war on their hands. But they had to go to war because the North Koreans invaded South Korea and they couldn't just hand North Korea their country. So they fought back. The Soviets helped a lot with the North Koreans and the US helped a lot with the South Koreans.
South Korea first asked the help of United Nations, and they did.
The US came to the South Koreans aid. Truman basically did it for show of military strength, not to help the South Koreans. Overall, 16 nations helped the South Koreans with the War. Basically, the two nations fought for a while when all of a sudden the Soviet Union suggested a cease-fire.The Soviet Union and the US decided on a neutral line. The agreement had goods and bads. The fighting had stopped, but there were still two nations. Today, North Korea is still Communist and mostly living in poverty. On the other hand, South Korea is thriving and is a democracy modeled after the US.

North and South Korea