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China enters the Korean War, on the side of Communist North Korea. This brings China into direct confrontation with the United States, who is supporting non-Communist South Korea.
Communist China's plans to attack the KMT in Taiwan are thwarted when the United States, in an attempt to curb the spread of Communism, finances a military buildup on Taiwan.
President Truman, threatened by Soviet capability to create an atomic bomb, increases production of atomic weapons. By 1950, the United States possess nearly 300 atomic bombs.
India becomes a republic. President Nehru becomes a leading spokesman for nonalignment, the idea that other countries should refuse to take sides in the political struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States.
The United States, under the banner of the United Nations, joins in the war on the side of South Korea. They are aided by a small contingent of British, Canadian, Australian, and Turkish troops.
With the backing of tacit support from the Soviet Union, North Korea attacks South Korea. North Korean troops cross the 38th parallel into South Korea. This starts off the Korean War.
UN forces push the North Korean soldiers all the way back to the Yalu River which borders North Korea and Manchuria. The Chinese, viewing this as a threat by UN forces, join the war on the side of North Korea. North Korean and Chinese forces successfully push South Korean and UN forces back past the 38th parallel and up to Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
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