Map of The Furthest Advances by North Korea and China
A Seesaw War
The North Korean invaders pushed the South Korea and American reinforcements south to Pusan. 1 Landing at Inchon 2 UN troops counterattacked and drove toward the Chinese border at the Yalu River. 3 China came to the aid of the North Koreans and forced the allies back to South Korea. 4 Finally, another American and UN counteroffensive pushed the Chinese and North Koreans north to the 38th parallel. 5 Thus it ended about where it had begun.
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