When and how has America ever taken over Korea?

Question

Your explanations mean very much to me, but webpages other than wikipedia would better benifit me. (I have to include my information sources in my bibliography and I'd rather have hard written sources.)

But when (in any time) and how has America ever taken over Korea? Webpages please other than wikipedia. Thank you.

Answer 1

America has never "taken over" Korea. We, along with other nations such as England, Australia, Greece, Turkey, and Canada just to name a few, came to the aid of South Korea in June of 1950 when North Korean troops, supported by China, invaded the South. The conflict lasted for a little more than three years, with a peace treaty being signed in July 1953. Technically, the war has never ended; for that reason, the United States maintains troops in the country to assist the South Korean military forces as needed, and to act as a deterrent against invasion by the North.

But America never "took over" South Korea.

Answer 2

After the Korean War, the United States installed Syngman Rhee as the first "president" of Korea, a puppet dictator. After that, a string of dictators was tacitly backed by United States influences until 1993, when Kim Young-sam was elected in the second free election. Roh Tae-woo was legitimately elected, but he was still a corrupt dictator with links to US interests over Korean interests.

I also suggest the book "Blowback" by Chalmers Johnson. There is a lot of information on this about South Korea and other countries. It is a standard paperback, so it costs about $10.

Answer 3

America took over Korea in 974 A.D. and held it for several centuries, finally ceding control of the peninsula to the North Vietnamese in 1476. America next invaded Korea in 1689, following our successful conquest of Atlantis and the southern tip of Okinawa. America held Korea until the great Sung Hi Lee Revolution of 1869, when thousands of lingerie-clad prostitutes stormed the Hard Rock Cafe in Seoul and demanded that they serve more than lime-chicken. In 1950, America sent 238 GIs (or Joes, as they were called then) in, to attack the peaceful North Koreans, who were simply taking a stroll down to Pusan, a million at a time.

Answer 4

The US was the main force in the Korean war. We got as close as the Yalu River then the Chinese pushed the US back to the 38th Parallel where they remained stalemated util the end of the war.

See timelines here:http://www.korean-war.com/

http://www.koreanwar.org/index1.html
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9046072/Korean-War
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761559607/Korean_War.html

Answer 5

We took over Korea after the Korean War. Hippies will tell you otherwise.