Key Figures

Some key figures that was included in this war would be Kim ll Sung, Douglas MacArthur, and Harry S. Truman. Kim ll Sung was an autocratic leader of North Korea. He sought to reunify Korea under communism. He had many victories and many defeats. However he still ruled his country with an iron fist for another 40 years. Another important person was Douglas Mac Arthur one of the most powerful military officer's in history. He commanded all forces in the Korean war until President Truman released him in 1951. In korea Douglas MacArthur planned a brilliant attack on the enemies basically allowing the U.S. to win the war in 1950. However the Chinese caught him off guard by the end of the year un 1950. He demanded nuclear weapons to advance but Truman denied him, fearing it would start world war lll.