Q. War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea

In June of 1950, powerful forces of North Korea attacked the South Korean forces. Within a few weeks, the North Korean forces had pushed the South Korean forces to a tiny area around Pusan. By an ironic coincidence, the USSR boycotted the UN over the council's refusal to seat the PRC delegation in place of Taiwan when the call came to vote on a resolution for going to the aid of South Korea. The UN quickly authorized the assistance and fifteen nations including the United States, Great Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, The Philippines, Canada, Greece and Turkey answered the call.

The U.S., fearing that China might also use the occasion to attack Taiwan, ordered the U.S. Seventh Fleet to patrol the Taiwan Strait. After initial defeats, in late August the UN forces began to win major victories. The UN forces pushed into North Korea and on the Chinese border along the Yalu River. In October the Chinese army commanded by Marshal Peng Dehuai, pushed into North Korea to combat the UN forces. Finally, in July 1953, the UN and China signed an armistice after casualties reached 160,000 (54,000 dead) for the U.S., 400,000 for South Korea, 600,000 for North Korea, and 950,000 for China. China lost 100,000 in the last month of the war.