The Korean War, which began in June of 1950, was a conflict between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). It was one of the bloodiest war in history in which an estimated 3,000,000 persons lost their lives. It was also the first war in which a world organization, the United Nations, played a military role. After World War II, U.S. and Soviet forces moved into Korea. …showed first 75 words of 1703 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1703 total…from the various countries could visit these prisoners and try to persuade them to go home. But 14,227 Chinese, 7,825 North Koreans, 325 South Koreans, 21 Americans, and 1 British prisoner refused to return. In 1954, Soviet officials and representatives of countries that had fought in Korea met in Geneva, Switzerland. But the negotiators failed to draw up a permanent peace plan and they were unable to settle the question of unifying Korea. A permanent peace treaty has never been signed.