- September 1950 UN forces stormed ashore at Inchon, with an aim to remove Communism from Korea completely and to remove the North Koreans from the South. At same time, other UN forces & South Korean troops advanced from Pusan.
- North Koreans were driven back beyond their original border (38th Parallel) within weeks.
- By end of September, MacArthur had retook Seoul.
- But the Americans didn't stop, despite warnings from China's leader, Mao Zedong, that pressing on would mean China joining the war, the UN approved a plan to advance into North Korea.
- By October, US forces on behalf of the UN had reached the Yalu River (China's border).
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