MAJOR EVENTS IN THE KOREAN WAR
In June 1950 North Korea’s army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded South Korea. It quickly overran the South Korean army and forced it into a small area around Pusan called the Pusan Perimeter. The United Nations entered the war, led by the United States as a coalition of 16 nations, on the side of South Korea. The UN forces were led by US General Douglas MacArthur. UN forces landed at Incheon, near Seoul, and advanced against the North Korean army, forcing its soldiers across the 38th Parallel and nearly back to the Yalu River, bordering China. Chinese soldiers then invaded North Korea and pushed the UN forces back south of the 38th Parallel. When General MacArthur argued publicly about military strategy with US President Truman, he was relieved of his duties by Truman.
