TheKorean Warwas a war betweenNorth Korea(with the support ofChinaand theSoviet Union) andSouth Korea(with the support of theUnited Nations, principally from theUnited States). The war began on 25 June 1950 with the North Korean invasion of South Korea following clashes along the border and insurrections in the south.  The war ended unofficially on 27 July 1953 in an armistice and the creation of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
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