After WWII, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into the North, under Soviet influence, and the south, under UN influence. North Korea wasn?t happy with the divide, and set out to force unification with the south, under communism. On June 25, 1950, North Korea opened fire and began to invade the ill-equipped Southern nation. General Douglas MacArthur, leader of the American Occupation forces in Japan, was the supreme commander of the allied forces at the …showed first 75 words of 1218 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1218 total…even worth fighting. The tolls for the US were 50,000 soldiers, and the tolls for China was hundreds of thousands. The US entrance into the war was justified in that it stopped communist North China from invading into democratic lands. Every nation has a right to it?s own government, and the US helped maintain that. Also, if the US does nothing to stop the spread of Communism, it will eventually overcome all governments, including ours.