Armistice+ends+Korean+Conflict

=Armistice Ends Korean Conflict=

==Overview== The Korean war, commonly known as “The Forgotten War”, was started because Communist North Korea tried to unite themselves with the Democratic South Korea. The country was split in half at the 38th parallel at the end of World War 2. The Russians took the North, and the United States took the South. This led to some very strong tensions between the two newly created countries. The war got its start on June 25th 1950 when the Soviet North invaded the democratic South. After 3 bloody years of fighting the fighting came to a stand still. Korea is located in Asia and maps can be found HERE

**Main P****oint**
However, after three bloody years of fighting the war was finally over. The fighting stopped on July 27th, 1953 when both sides signed an armistice agreement. The total casualties of the war were somewhere in the figures of 2.5 million, making it an extremely bloody war.This agreement had many reforms in it to help prevent the fighting from happening again. One of the biggest reforms was the demilitarized zone that still exists today. It required that there be no armed forces within at least a mile from each other on both sides. The agreement also had many political reforms that helped quell the tensions that were created between the Soviet North and the Democratic South.

**Conclusion/ Historical Significance**
The Korean War was one of the most crucial wars of the century. With the turmoil and aftermath of World War Two (1939-1945) Korea turned out to be a very heated place, where a once unified country was split in half due to the results of doctrines and other documents signed after the war to maintain peace. The consequences of the mismanagement are clearly seen with the breakout of the war. This war was also the first major fight in the start of the Cold War(late forties to late eighties). It was clear that neither the Soviets nor the Democrats were going to back down to the other, and that they would even wage open war with one another. And after all of these years, 60 years from when the war started, the war in Korea is technically not over, with no official peace treaty ever being signed. The 38th parallel is also one of the most intensely guarded and closely watched areas in the world, one wrong move could send the world into war and chaos.