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KOREAN WAR
KOREAN WAR
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a
war
, also called the Korean conflict, fought between the
United Nations
and
Communist
North
Korea. In 1950, after
North
Korea invaded
South Korea
, the
United Nations
declared
North
Korea the aggressor and
sent
troops, mostly from United
States
forces, to aid the
South
Korean army. In 1953, with neither side
having
a
prospect
of victory, a truce was signed. After the
war
, it was discovered that captured
American
soldiers had been
brainwashed
by the
communists
during the
war
.
—Games
Congress
Gls (Approved 13.8.92)