North Korea

1 conflicts · 1950–1953

$389B

Total US Spending

1

Conflicts

36,574

US Deaths

—

Troops Stationed

2,000,000

Civilian Deaths

0

Authorized

1

Unauthorized

US Conflicts Involving This Country

⚔️ Conflicts

Korean War

❌Stalemate / Armistice

1950–1953 · $389B · 36,574 US deaths

2,000,000 civilian deaths

First major proxy war of the Cold War. UN-authorized action to repel North Korean invasion of South Korea. China intervened when US forces approached the Yalu River.

🗣️ What They Said

“If we let Korea down, the Soviet[s] will keep right on going and swallow up one piece of Asia after another.”

— President Harry Truman (1950) — domino theory that proved as wrong for Korea as it later would for Vietnam (Korean War)