Korean War/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Korean War.

(1950-1953) war on the Korean peninsula, shortly after WW II, in which about 3 million people died (mostly civilians) after North Korea, with strong backing from China, attempted to overrun South Korea, which (after the surrender of Japan) had been under the control of U.S.-led United Nations forces.

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