15.4 the Korean War
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Kim Il Sung
Communist leader of North Korea; his attack on South Korea in 1950 started the Korean War. He remained in power until 1994.
Syngman Rhee
Korean leader who became president of South Korea after World War II and led Korea during Korean War.
Inchon
Korean port from which American forces launched a successful attack against the North Korean army during the Korean War
38th parallel
line of latitude that separated North and South Korea
Police Action
phrase used to describe the U.S. intervention in Korea in 1950; the United States never officially declared war
Panmunjon
where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that paused the Korean War was signed.
