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The Korean War: A brief timeline

1945: Korea is split into U.S. and Soviet Zones.

1948: Korea becomes The Republic of Korea (South) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North).

1950: North Korea invades South Korea and on June 30, 1950, US troops are sent to defend the South.

1951: Seoul is recaptured from the North, and peace talks begin between the two countries

1952: Peace talks stall because of disagreements over prisoners of war

1953: Cease-fire agreement brings an end to the Korean War.

Information taken from __The Korean War__ by Andrew Santella.