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Tag: Korea

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8th February 1904: Russo-Japanese War triggered by Japanese torpedo attack on Port Arthur

8th February 2020
Tagged as: China, Imperialism, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Port Arthur, Russia, Russo-Japanese War, War

Port Arthur was a fortified naval base in the south of Manchuria that had been leased to Russia since 1898.

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27th June 1950: President Truman sends US navy and air force to Korea

27th June 2018
Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Communist, Containment, Korea, Korean War, North Korea, Truman, United Nations, USA

US President Harry S. Truman ordered air and naval forces to assist South Korea against an invasion by North Korea.

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