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what the Korean War actually was
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The Korean War was a civil conflict that became a proxy war between superpowers clashing over communism and democracy.
After five years of simmering tensions on the Korean peninsula, the Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when the Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel, the line dividing communist North Korea from the non-communist Republic of Korea in the south.
The Korean War is known as the "Forgotten War", being largely overshadowed by WW2 AND VIETNAM, DESPITE HAVING MORE CAUSALTIES THAN BOTH.
How was the treatment of prisoners during the Korean War a violation of human rights?
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It was a violation of human rights because In the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Article 5, it says that no one should be subjected to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
The way that Americans were treated while prisoner, from the little amount of food and medical attention to the degrading of those who disagreed with communism violates that.
Forcing POWs to agree to communism also violate articles 25-27, and 30 of the Third Geneva Convention, a set of laws for war specifically set for POWs, which said that Captors must not engage in any reprisals or discriminate on the basis of race, nationality, religious beliefs, political opinions or other criteria.
Political opinions, meaning they were definitely not allowed to brainwash communism into Americans.
They technically weren't breaking any laws at the time, as the Geneva Conventions were written in 1949, and not every nation had signed them yet, including Korea and China.
Death marches
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They walked the prisoners on long, horrific death marches.
Prisoners died of dehydration and starvation everyday, if someone dropped, unable to walk any further; they were clubbed, bayoneted, or shot to death.
The marches usually lasted seven to six months, until they reached more permanent housing along the Yalu River.
At the camps the commanders and officers were separated from the other prisoners, knowing that there would be a smaller chance of revolt that way.
Brainwashing
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Their captors tried brainwashing them into praising communism and blaming their own countries on what was happening to them, and all of the cOmMuNiSm Is GrEaT kIdS.
Loudspeakers denounced capitalism (in English) and the United Nations, United States and other “aggressers” for starting the war and causing such misery.
Journalists who sympathized with communism visited commonly, lecturing the prisoners in their own languages that communism was the key to a brighter future for all, and capitalism made life miserable for everyday workers.
Prisoners spent most of their hours in class, learning about how communism was so very superior to capitalism.
End Of The War
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By July, 1951, only a year into the war, President Harry Truman agreed to negotiations with the Soviets, Chinese, and North Koreans.
The war didn’t pause as the negotiations lasted for almost two years, the two sides debating on how to return POWs.
The two sides finally came to a cessation of hostilities agreement on July 27, 1953.
The Korean Armistice Agreement made a 2.5- mile wide boundary known as the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
The superpowers also agreed to a new boundary that provided South Korea with 1,500 miles (3,884 kilometers squared) of extra land.
Despite the agreement, the conflict was not officially ended or resolved, and neither side won, leaving the two countries in high tension, the war didn’t technically end till the 2000s.
Why should you care?
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The Korean War is forgotten, as it was largely overshadowed by WW2 and Vietnam, but it should be remembered because, for one, everything in history should be remembered so we can learn from it, the main lesson Americans learned from it according to Google being “seek allies and build consensus.“
And for another thing, the Cold War is definitely an important thing in history, and the Korean War is known as the first clear battle marking the Cold War.