The Korean War was the first military action of the Cold War. In June 1950, war broke out, and South Korea only had a small army of about 100,000 men with limited resources and weapons (US Enters 1). South Korean forces could barely control rebel attacks around the borders and other places. In 1949 the United States withdrew all but about 500 forces who remained in South Korea to help train soldiers for war. Because the soldiers were no longer needed. During training their soldiers were unexpectedly attacked by North Korea, for which they were grossly unprepared (US Enters 1). The USSR reached an agreement with North Korea; they gave the North enormous quantities of weapons, supplies, and even tanks. The Soviet Union also had North Korean troops sent to their country to help train them for war. When the war began, both the North and the South knew that the North was the larger and stronger army (US Enters 1). As the war was beginning, President Harry S. Truman ordered U.S. naval and air support to help repel communist aggression from North Korea (US Enters 2). He later sent ground forces from Japan to Korea; And General Douglas Macarthur was chosen as commander of all UN forces in Korea. As forces arrived to aid the South, many wondered whether they were prepared in case one of the larger Communist powers were to enter battle. Many thought that the Chinese would attack the UN forces in Korea, which they actually did. (US Enters 2) The United Nations invaded South Korea, to defend the South from the North's communist army, and the Truman administration took the opportunity to protect a non-communist government, and Inchon's invasion, in this essay he will describe the struggles of each The nation went… middle of paper… led the war and more than 200,000 North Korean civilians were killed. The United Nations invaded South Korea, to defend the South from the North's communist army, and Truman's army. the administration was given the opportunity to protect a non-communist government (US Enters 2). The Invasion of Inchon, describes the struggles faced by each nation and the actions taken after the invasion of Korea. The Korean War was a deadly and dramatic time for all nations involved in the war, North Korea attacked South Korea. The United States helped by protecting a non-communist government from a cruel and evil communist government that wanted to overthrow them and gain control of their land. During this dark, bloody and soulless time many people died from the United States, the Koreas and many different European and Asian nations who came from both sides to help fight in the war..