10 facts about Korean War

10 Facts about the Korean War that every American should know:

• Northern Half was communist, southern half was democratic, and north attacked
• Soviet Union ordered, aided, and controlled North Korea
• The UN's troops defended South Korea under MacArthur
• Chinese thought U.S would come after them next, and helped North Korea
• Truman took MacArthur's command because the General wanted to use atomic bombs.
• A truce was declared in 1953
• North Korea remained communist and hostile
• US troops stayed in Korea after war ended
• War didn't really end until 2 years after truce
• Korea divided up after WWII at 38th parallel