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[[Image:Lopez scaling seawall.jpg|right|thumb|United States marines at [[Inchon]], 15 September 1950.]]

[[Image:Lopez scaling seawall.jpg|right|thumb|United States Marines land at [[Inchon]], near Seoul, on 15 September 1950.]]

The '''Korean War''' was a conflict between communist and anti-communist states fought in Korea during the [[Cold War]] era. It that lasted from June 1950 to July 1953. Korea was a Japanese colony until August 1945, when it was divided into American and Soviet spheres of influence at the 38th parallel. In the South, Syngman Rhee became president as a result of elections supervised by the United Nations in May 1948. The Soviets installed a communist government under [[Kim Il-sung]] in North Korea in September 1948.

The '''Korean War''' was a conflict between communist and anti-communist states fought in Korea during the [[Cold War]] era. It that lasted from June 1950 to July 1953. Korea was a Japanese colony until August 1945, when it was divided into American and Soviet spheres of influence at the 38th parallel. In the South, Syngman Rhee became president as a result of elections supervised by the United Nations in May 1948. The Soviets installed a communist government under [[Kim Il-sung]] in North Korea in September 1948.