Korean+War

 =__Korean War__=

Korea was divided into two countries in 1948. North Korea is a communist/ dictatorship, and South Korea is democracy. In 1950, North Korea wanted to unite the country under communist rule, therefore the war began. It all started in June 1950, and ended in July 1953. The North Korea was supported by the Soviet Union and China, and UN (United Nations) including Canada have aid South Korea.

In the beginning of the war, communist troops from North scored victory after victory. UN(United Nations) sent their forces to protect South Korea. Canada sent three naval destroyers and several thousand troops. The UN force was commanded by General Douglas MacArthur from United States. UN forces pushed the invaders back across the border. Then, China entered the war on the side of the North Koreans.

The Canadian government was unhappy about the war. They did not expect MacArthur to invade North but Canada still supported allies, and Canadian soldiers were sent into the war. A major battle involving Canadian troops took place in Kap’yong Valley. It had to keep out of enemies. Canadian soldiers fought hard through the night, and kept Kap’yong Valley.

At the end of the war, Canadian diplomats at the UN worked to bring a peaceful end. They feared Americans to bring another World War. However, North and South agreed to move back behind a “Demilitarized Zone” between North and South Korea. 25 000 Canadians were involving in the Korean War and 312 were killed and 1202 were wounded. As a result, Canada's armed forces underwent a major expansion in the wake of the war and troops were stationed permanently in western Europe.

Video: [|Battle at Kap'yong] Canadian soldiers were sent to Kap'yong Valley, and fought hard to keep Kap'yong from enemy. Source: archives.cbc.ca