Korea: United Nations' First Military Step
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Korean War

“ My God, there's a real war going on!” 

- Unknown AMerican soldier of Tf Smith, upon seeing South Korean wounded
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Stage One: Jun.25 ~ Aug.1.1950
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Stage Two: Aug.1 ~ Nov.25.1950
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Stage Three: Nov.25 ~ Apr.22.1951
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Stage Four: Apr.22 ~ Jul.27.1953

Task Force Smith

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“When you get to Pusan, head for Taejon. We want to stop the 

North Koreans as far from Pusan as we can. Block the main 

road as far north as possible. Make contact with General 

Church. If you can't find him, go to Taejon and beyond if you can. 

Sorry I can't give you more information—that's all I've got. Good 

luck, and God bless you and your men!”    


- Major General William F. Dean's orders to Colonel Smith


“Of the 16 countries contributing forces, the USA provided 50% of land forces, 93% of air forces, 86% of 

naval forces. The UN gave the USA unlimited authority to direct military operations. US president Truman, not 

the UN, appointed General MacArthur as commander-in-chief of UN forces. MacArthur reported to the 

US President and took orders from him. The war threatened to become one between the USA and China. The USA even 

considered using nuclear weapons against China.” 


- James Mason with Angela Leonard, Modern World History to GCSE (2001)

North Korean invasion of South Korea


“This attack has made it clear, beyond all doubt, that the international Communist movement is willing to use 

armed invasion to conquer independent nations. An act of aggression such as this creates a very real danger to

the security of all free nations.


The attack upon Korea was an outright breach of the peace and a violation of the Charter of the United 

Nations. By their actions in Korea, Communist leaders have demonstrated their contempt for the basic moral principles on 

which the United Nations is founded. This is a direct challenge to the efforts of the free nations to build the kind of 

world in which men can live in freedom and peace.”    


- 33rd President of United States, Harry S. Truman

China Joins the War


“Red China is not the powerful nation seeking to dominate the world. Frankly, in the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 

this strategy would involve us in the wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the 

wrong enemy.”


- From testimony before the Senate Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations, May 15, 1951.--Military Situation in the Far East, hearings, 82d Congress, 1st session, part 2, p. 732 (1951).


Resolution 82
Armistice
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