The Korean War

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Korea has become the Forgotten War. So much so it's often never taught in schools. Why did the Koreas become split? How does this affect us?
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[@the_real_Kurt_Yarish]

My grandfather, who passed away 2 years ago, fought in the Korean War. I only ever asked him about it once, for a school project about veterans. He smiled quietly, and went and pulled out an old memento-filled scrap-book looking-thing. It had a worn leather cover, decorated with ornamental​ asian-designs. Looking back on it now, he most likely bought it in Japan while on R&R leave. It was filled to the brim with photographs, old maps, travel and ID documents, and the like. He told me of some of his more wild, hairy "adventures" during the war. Almost getting shot by his own side. Showing a foolish general some humility. Meeting his Japanese girlfriend. The whole time there was a small smile on his face that only wavered when he pointed out his old friends in some the pictures. A young, smiling man posing in front of a half-track. A group of guys walking on a road in a wide open field. He didn't talk of them much, and sensing why; I never pressed him on it. The Korean War was, and is, a footnote for most people. But for me, it will never be.

[@piercewilliams6284]

Kurt Yarish Thank you for sharing. GOD bless you sir.

[@Kamikazeconman]

Kurt Yarish Actually pretty interesting

[@Dougy]

Kurt Yarish / So what you are saying is.....you are part Japanese and can I smash?

[@tdfern1]

Wow the way you described it was immeasurable, I mean it as a way of saying pretty good.

[@the_real_Kurt_Yarish]

MrDougy Lol, no, he never had kids with the Japanese girlfriend. She was a short time thing.

[@linklgas1691]

*Seriously though, why don't History Classes teach the Korean War?*

[@ErikPT]

Linklgas Our education system from the Cold War censored a lot.

[@syrinx8128]

Also, because of the liberal and leftist nature of our education system, communism isn't regarded with the same hatred like fascism is, despite communists having committed the same and even worse crimes against humanity that fascists have. American wars against communists in Asia, for example the Vietnam war, are seen as immoral and imperialistic; our own citizens denounce our own military for their actions. The truth is the left/liberal see communism as an idealistic system and believe American intervention into stopping the spread of it is wrong.

[@patrickazzarella6729]

It does get taught mostly just before it starts to 1953

[@1900maniac]

He already said. It is smashed between two way bigger wars.

[@zesdeath5133]

its called the forgotten war for a reason

[@changwanyu4231]

Comment section 1%: people saying this is capitalist propaganda 30%: people complaining about people saying this is propaganda 69%: 𝐒𝐄𝐎𝐔𝐋 𝐉𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐒

[@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062]

Nice

[@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062]

@@YellowFilmCo well it is 1% after all

[@EisenSMT]

@@YellowFilmCo sort by new, then you'll see them

[@crocodileguy4319]

Since communism is clearly a failed ideology, what kind of degenerates even complain about this video?

[@imaeintellec209]

Comments section but more accurate 0.5% People saying this is capitalist propaganda 10% People listing the kind of comments 19.5% people complaining about the Seoul jokes 69% Seoul Jokes

[@loganbrasch7366]

My great-granduncle fought in the Korean War. He's in his 90's now, and I often hear about what he experienced there. One experience he could recall was watching one of his friend's planes crashing, killing him inside. He remembers sitting in a foxhole for hours, saying he hated it. It's truly remarkable to hear the stories of survivors. Let us learn from those who came before us, before they are gone.

[@henrycrabs3497]

L bozo

[@Lunar_Pendragon]

Does he remember contributing to the genocide of 5+ million innocent North Korean people, as well as flattening their land completely? An American Korean war veteran should not be proud of their participation. Like Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, every American should look at their participation in those imperialist ventures with utmost shame.

[@DarkAvengerVIM]

I have to thank you for posting this, and posting it today of all days. Today would be my grandfather's birthday, he served during the Korean War (5th Regimental Combat Team), so to see this today made me feel like he was being remembered, even if only as a footnote. Again, thank you.

[@piercewilliams6284]

DarkAvengerVIM Thanks for posting GOD bless you and have a great day.

[@hansolkim5837]

It may be a footnote in other countries, but in Korea we all remember soldiers from America and other allies who came to a country they'd never heard of to ensure our liberty. 50 million people live in relative prosperity, not the communist shithole, because of men like your grandfather.

[@SteveIsHavingMC]

Thank your grandfather for his service.

[@B0rn2Gam3]

Hansol Kim I know you're comment wasn't directed at me, but my grandfather served during the Korean war as well, so I just wanted to say thank you for the kind words. If he was still alive I'm positive him knowing that his service was appreciated and remembered would put a smile on his face, I know it did for me.

[@saptaccrvima3563]

DarkAvengerVIM So, he killed people... wow

[@micahutz8642]

Birthing a new generation of starcraft players. Im dead

[@teodorgut6401]

Brood War is the best #SCremastered .

[@khuzang]

And recently, slowly taking over Overwatch :V lotsa hackers though...

[@alextrulson93]

He probably meant league of legends

[@ahumblemerchant241]

both man. they came to practice there super spy hacking on all video game

[@AsianMcLovin22]

Alex Trulson Koreans are the best in starcraft and they popularized esports. So I'm pretty sure he really meant starcraft.

[@smokingsnake8276]

"The oldest one is ww2..." WW1: am I a joke to you?

[@LordJaric]

Our involvement in ww1 was nothing compared to ww2. Nor was the aftermath the same either.

[@Wm7forthewin]

lol

[@Orthane]

America didn't really do much in WW1. And post WW2 saw the downfall of European Empire and the rise of the USSR and USA. The USA went from being an isolationist nation who only cared about the Americas to an expansionist superpower the likes of which the world hasn't seen since the days of the Roman Empire. That's why WW2 is so important. While Europe and Asia were in ruins, America was getting filthy rich. While Germany, Britain, France etc lost millions upon millions of people the USA only lose a few hundred thousand. We suffered very little in WW2, while the entire rest of the world suffered massively. We got stupid rich and held a monopoly on military equipment during and post WW2. It was the death of American isolationism and the birth of American intervention. Post WW2 America was the golden era, which is why it's the most important in American history.

[@abrahamlincoln937]

116,000 American troops were killed in WWI and 405,000 American troops were killed in WWII.

[@thegamerator10]

Korea: *called "The Forgotten War"* War of 1812: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@Rhomega]

The Philippine-American War says hello.

[@australium7374]

a lot of 19th century wars are forgotten

[@dexterjettster3683]

@@Rhomega *spanish american war

[@Rhomega]

At least we remember the Spanish-American War because we blamed the Maine on Spain. It's that follow-up that's tossed to the wayside.

[@whatclub3934]

*cries* *in* *Texan*

[@maxf.3973]

I'm waiting for Korea V2 "The Pyongyang GangBang"

[@luke_0605]

regular_max i hereby declare this the official name for next korean war

[@gierhardtsloan8502]

dammit that made me laugh more than it should have.

[@mybutthasteeth1347]

North Korea is back, and this time IT'S PERSONAL

[@fduranthesee]

lmao

[@EmperorTigerstar]

I guess you could say that Seoul was the soul of the conflict.

[@mentalillness1574]

EmperorTigerstar what are you doing here

[@declannewton2556]

Uncle Sam Ikr.

[@EmperorTigerstar]

Cody and I have been fans of each other's work for quite some time.

[@se-ku3op]

EmperorTigerstar Hi :D

[@centrist9222]

EmperorTigerstar hey, did you get your name from The Warrior Series?

[@maskedman9164]

my grandfather fought in the Korean war. he was a boat driver, he said he saw countless people die when they hoped off his boat and onto the beach and then he drove back to the ship, got more men and doped them off at the beach, watching then die in front of him.

[@ARosas]

Masked Man sounds like d-day

[@maskedman9164]

yeah I know right

[@jellyjub1690]

What ship was he on? or was it just a small motorboat?

[@DawnOfTheDead991]

That sounds like total BS.

[@troydoesthings]

Mine too exept he was a medic

[@takeshi2449]

I'd rather think that the war of 1812 is the most forgotten

[@zombiekillergamer8443]

Well it was a stalemate in the treaty (The British TECHNICALLY won due to the fact they achieved their war goal - Defending Canada, meanwhile the Americans failed to annex Canada, yet succeeded in stopping British trade restrictions, all in all, the British succeeded in all objectives, the Americans only got some.) I think the only reason it's forgotten is stalemate.

[@Tech-Kaplan-Kali]

+Zombiekiller It's forgotten becuase: 1. it was pointless, didn't achieve anything at all, an nothing interesting (outside of the whole burning white house thing) happened. It didn't influence the flow of the history in any meaninffull manner. 2. IN Europe there was MUCH more interesting war. Napoleon has been crushing army after army for years, and was in the middle of the invasion of Russia, leading one of the most numerous armies of its times, and tasting his biggest defeat. Moscow burned, hundreds of thousands killed, epic battles, and hundreds of tragic stories on both sides, with the legendary and tragic retreat finishing it. We see the crush of the myth of Napoleon's invincibility, and birth of the Russian Winter's fame. Though if you want a compressed version, not even Americans though it to be name-worthy.

[@user-sh9ep3yn3q]

What about that one war I can’t remember the name of that was over a bucket

[@kaiserproductions1278]

local techpriest that's not the truth it's not forgotten.

[@monberg1000]

What war?

[@pandepanda31]

Last time I'm this early, Korea was still united.

[@David.d.d.d]

I ded

[@KevinShihKevinFresh]

Last time I was this early, this joke was relevant

[@TiddyTwyster]

Last time I'm this smart I had to learn better grammar

[@arthas640]

da fuk?

[@ToasterBrain51702]

You are on time.

[@stickinittotheman1]

My granddad fought in the Korean war, he was a great man; died last year. I salute you Cody, thanks for educating us on the forgotten war! Have a great day everybody ;)

[@DoselH]

Simple Man1 Sorry for your loss RIP

[@Dougy]

Simple Man1 / It's not forgotten dumbass.

[@varunrajesh6516]

MrDougy It kind of is. It's not talked about much

[@superduperisaac]

MrDougy Don't be rude, and yes it often is overlooked by many Americans

[@TheLonelyMoon]

My great grandfather fought there too, but as a Korean. They never found him again, only a few things were found *might* be related to him, were one of his fingers and few strings of hairs were found, and they didn't even know if it is his or not. They buried him in the deep deep mountain, my grandfather sometimes visit there and trying to remember the one he never seen in his life. My great grandmother ran away for her life since N. Korea was closing in, my grandfather never saw his parents in his life, and he grew up only with her sister. Quite a normal story, back in that day.

[@blindtruth128ify]

*"I smell commies"*

[@theguy5776]

Here I am time to get nuke

[@nuntome7602]

pennies please

[@user-ev2ge4pc7t]

you got me

[@imaeintellec209]

*”I smell memes”*

[@Jacksiloution]

*"COMMIES? COMMIES? * Yeah go get him boy! *REEEEEEEE* *Gunshots* Holy shit you actually shot them *WALL STAR*

[@Namelesswhirl]

I knew about this war because my Grandfather was drafted for the US Army. He was in logistics, driving trucks, tractors, other heavy machinery and building airfields. It changed his life and expanded / refined his skills. When he returned he married Grandma, was hired by GM, had five sons and the rest is history.

[@oumardiop1]

nice

[@benshreve1961]

I'm really exited for the sequel coming out soon.

[@aintnoway686]

Just buy the manga

[@georgedarkrender388]

M*A*S*H: The Next Generation will be welcome to Netflix.

[@1234abbeyroad]

Can I pre order ?

[@1survivor566]

Here you go: North Korea does something stupid and attacks the US, South Korea and/or Japan. The US responds by bombing the hell out of North Korea military and leadership targets until Kim is no more and the North Korean military surrenders. It all will be over within a week. Easy peasy. Then the US, China and the world would have to decide what to do about North Korea and it's people. I'm assuming a push would be made to reunify Korea.

[@mxn1948]

the worry that china had in the 50s that caused them to commit hundreds of thousands to defend nk still exists, namely the potential situation where us troops would be at the yalu river. so basically, no chance in hell korea united if it's still an american military ally

[@kwee8774]

Is it technically WWIII if it's the entire world versus North Korea?

[@damonjackson5857]

Alonzo Aldaba dude China is working with us right now to make Kim Jong Un chill...

[@MRCODGeekful]

Russia isn't communist anymore.

[@hooligan2145]

MRCODGeekful it is still communism, with a piece of democratic paper pasted over it, but I don't really care as long as they don't start nuking stuff

[@damonjackson5857]

Alonzo Aldaba I don't think Russia would aid NK at all in this fight. you have to think in their shoes. Russia is right near NK and NK is threatening surrounding countries with bombs/nuclear bombs this could mean russia could be hit. I believe russia knows NK is very unstable and needs to be taken down

[@chinkywinky7266]

BMAN488877

[@lostphoenix.betaedition6965]

American government:*we accomplished what we wanted* American military:aight, I’m outta here.

[@baron8107]

30,000 Americans dead, and barely a mention in the history books. We gotta fix that.

[@chelseacomps829]

BEYOND MAD Only 30k, how about the soviets 20 million + in WW2, or the millions of French and British casualties in BOTH wars. America has never suffered more than 400000 casualties in a war

[@kimcarrier9834]

U.S. planes dropped 635,000 tons bombs and 32,557 tons napalm on the Korean peninsula within 3 years, more than they did during the entire Pacific campaign in WWII. U.S. military and its puppet government killed more than 20% of total Korean population. In the same rate with what Nazi did in Poland.

[@greenjd3700]

@Dark Lord really? I think the US is a pretty good country seeing how we don't hate gays or women.

[@sethvanpelt5707]

@@chelseacomps829 Until we started killing each other

[@sethvanpelt5707]

Also it was around 36,000, not counting those missing, which totaled around 7,000. So possibly more than 40,000 died. Of course, 136,000 South Koreans died fighting, and 3 million citizens died, but who really cares about that?

[@Connor-ng9kp]

I hope I get to see the day both Koreas unite.

[@331coolguy]

Oblivion Aura we will at some point

[@Kaisaccountt]

that will never happen if kim jong un is in power

[@Wrenneru]

We probably will, China isn't backing NK right now, and China and the US's relations are better than ever. As we speak arrangements are being made between the US and China to deal with Mr. Glorious Leader

[@rionat1314]

I personally don't want them to unite. Too many poor ass north koreans will be on welfare and South Koreans will foot the bill. A sizeable percentage of them are brainwashed crazies so why would you let them in.

[@Alex-rw9bd]

Sir Jay Wrenington Ironic how everyone thought that our Russia/US relations would get better while the China/US relations get worse.

[@madcat789]

Lets hope for Korean War Part II: Electric Boogaloo.

[@osedebame3522]

It'll last like, a couple days. The DPRK's military is awful. Their weapons are beyond outdated as they still use weapons from over a century ago. They also have outdated tech as their aircraft are all Soviet era 1950's 60's or 70's tech. They would be crushed by South Korea alone. But with all of NATO against them, it would take a couple days.

[@Raining_Potatoes]

Einstien And Enfield truth

[@lordoftea2753]

We saw that in WWII. America and the Soviets (the two superpowers of that era) fought the German Reich together.

[@superandresbros]

"over a century ago" yeah boi north korean redcoats

[@momsknife2631]

madcat789 look up electric boogalo on pornhub

[@cake.]

Toward the end of the video, you said that U.S is still at war with North Korea because there was no peace treaty signed. That's not actually true. The U.S Congress never declared war. So that means the U.S never declared war. U.S was there on a "Police Action". South Korea and North Korea are still at war, but not U.S.

[@deathphantomdaredevil]

GhostVader1999 oh yeah thanks for the heads up

[@Kuro_2712]

@NatPop 2018, the end of the Korean war.

[@Shagamaw-100]

Officially yes but unofficially no.

[@abrahamlincoln937]

North Korea and South Korea are in a frozen conflict. The Korean War lasted from 1950 to 1953 but the Korean conflict is ongoing since 1945.

[@johngreene8988]

Why is does America like South Korea? It has a Seoul.

[@americanliberal09]

XD just wow!

[@nintendofan1749]

americanliberal09 noice

[@Terabit3]

For being a dictionary, you're not very good with grammar

[@dwiffles4735]

IS DOES

[@user-ot3tu1yb2j]

You know what's weird, I'm the middle child in my family and I get all the attention. Huh, weird...

[@Jan-rq8mo]

lucky bastard

[@megood1582]

maybe you are a foster child

[@nightspawnson-of-luna4936]

me too, i'm also the oldest and youngest

[@user-ot3tu1yb2j]

Jan Winterhalter woah woah woah, all of my children are legitimate. Jk I'm not old enough to have children.

[@user-ot3tu1yb2j]

TruthFactor no, are you?

[@milky3494]

Can you do a video on the Hungarian Revolution of 1956?

[@kevingalego]

I would love it if Cody did that.

[@chaywen9240]

You know, Austria, Hungary, and you know, Austria-Hungary, is one of my favorite countries to learn about in history, but i have no idea what happened to from 1947-Present day......

[@kevingalego]

Austria, like Germany, got split up into different zones of occupation following the end of WWII in Europe. Austria ended up recovering quickly and today it is a very prosperous country. But Hungary was worse off after the war since they became a Soviet satellite state and they wouldn't recover as fast.

[@CyberCreeper22]

or what if he had a gtx 1080

[@milky3494]

truck2224 wut

[@spaztasticdoesntcare8570]

4/5 great dictators agree you need a beard or a mustache to be a great dictator

[@TheKiroshi]

The 1 dictator out of that denies such claims. (also rome's totalitarians? did they have beards? probably on and off again)

[@slewy6351]

This was taught to me. I'm 15 in year 10 and the Korean war was added to the GCSE. Next we are doing the Vikings!

[@Blank-km4qr]

Bad haircut? Kim's fade is straight fire yo

[@sirboot1630]

you're nothing without a beard or a mustach

[@davidndiulor8428]

*moustache

[@PanzerMan332]

Sobering to think that the war fought all those years ago by those soldiers may be still fought by their great-grand children.

[@daniel117100]

north korea has like 100 guns tho so it wont really be a war

[@russianspy5307]

North korea had one of the biggest militaries in the world and maybe their weapons are old but they have plenty of them

[@HenryAB]

This is by far my favorite video from you. Thank you for this.

[@PaladinJackal]

I love how all the Asian drawn figures have slanted eyes and all the non Asian ones have round eyes.

[@rkkwc]

Paladin And America has its sunglasses

[@Datníğğa123]

Accurate representation of Asian facial structures

[@mroof523]

That's just how it is

[@snorf525]

Surprised how not many people called him racist for that tbh

[@someonedraws4208]

Dude chill There just cartoons

[@VAZZ8876]

my uncle was KIA in korea, British not american because we were in that war too.

[@MacCoalieCoalson]

Shane Vassallo Paleologo yeah, a lot of UN countries were involved.

[@user-ql5cn8ze4k]

삼촌분께서 영국군으로 참전하셔서 전사하셨다니.. 삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다,그리고 삼촌분에게 드리는 말씀이지만 정말 감사합니다.

[@brianeych]

people drive in his honor now

[@HickoryJ]

I had a great uncle who went MIA in Korea too, but with the US army. My grandfather got out alive.

[@madmanf1179]

Yea there were about 14,000 British troops in the Korean War, I think about 1,000 were killed. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@GruntGroupGuys]

"The North originally prospered." Kim Jong-Un: "SIKE NIGGA YOU THOUGHT"

[@mrg1726]

I remember myself learning about the Korean War. This is the story; I was about 9 or 10 when my dad came home with some very old books, from the early '60s. Me being into history a ton, I decided to read them. When I got to the last book (keep in mind, this was the early '60s, the book ended at the Cuban Missile Crisis,) I found out about the Cold War. I read about the North Korean invasion of the South, the U.N landing at Inchon, and the push to the Yalu river, and how China retaliated in force. I kept reading and it slowed down heavily after that. That chapter of the book ended in 1953. That is as close as I have ever gotten to knowing close to anything about the Korean War, minus documentaries.

[@ayyybadger6662]

It wasn't loved or hated, it was forgotten.

[@Noster4]

PART 2 COMING TO A KOREA NEAR YOU

[@fury556]

Atheist-Shihtzu lmao

[@omrieshed6893]

How about doing an alternate history episode about what if the US turned to communism after the Great Depression?

[@alsamiyasfh4416]

He already did one

[@omrieshed6893]

what's the name of the ep?

[@ABPHistory]

da

[@THESUPERRUSSIANWHOLIVESFOREVER]

It would be a more peaceful world thats for sure

[@ripjaw6964]

uhhhhhh

[@dapper763]

I was given a history book for my sophomore year and I looked through it. My favorite subject is the Korean War because I find it so interesting. I was shocked to see that the author had only given the war a small section, having only 5 pages. However, WWII and Vietnam both have huge chapters compared to Korea. WWII with 38 and Vietnam with 28. It saddens me that even our teachers are refraining from passing down the memories of such an enormous conflict that still effects us today, taking up many of our soldiers to protect a border from resuming something terrible on a much larger scale. Relatives and people I know served in and during Korea and it just hurts.

[@leightonryder479]

Thanks Cody! This video helped to get the overview I needed to start my Case Study!

[@user-bj2dd3ev5h]

Oh the Koreans don't know what's coming

[@minseopleem7458]

Gloobus Because some dude from KZbin probably is more informed about Koreas than Koreans themselves..

[@user-bj2dd3ev5h]

Issa joke

[@autobot-jedi-iron-man3166]

You Channel Pic fits so well! XD

[@dcarterm8371]

Autobot-Jedi-Iron-man ikr

[@tfghawkeye]

>talks about the korean war >doesn't mention M*A*S*H

[@boxman9033]

ikr.....

[@froidesprit]

Or a few decades earlier: Hogans Heros!

[@zlinedavid]

He mentioned NUZZING!

[@Bamiyanbigasf]

MASH was Vietnam War I'm pretty sure

[@Jarx246]

69th like pls dont kill me

[@jordancassino1592]

Wow this video is great, thanks so much!

[@continentalcrafter8227]

I like this topic, In fact this is the video that inspired me to do my history fair on the Korean War thanks Cody!

[@AbudBakri]

This should be called KOREAN WAR PART 1 since Trump about to dunk on Kim Jong-un

[@vendetta7221134]

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

[@thesupertendent8973]

Ra'as Al Ghul: please no

[@salt_factory7566]

by dunk you mean get us all nuked

[@launderedsilvrr2110]

AlexThorson1 Russia's can

[@Humaricslastcall]

Eh... California might become twain, but that's about the extent of how much the PRNK can damage the motherland.

[@BFKAnthony817]

Ok, why is there no Korean War FPS Battlefield game? How about I fix that? www.moddb.com/mods/battlefield-korea I have created a 100% free total conversion modification for the PC game Battlefield 2, called"Battlefield: Korea". I have been busting my ass trying to make this game for a long time now. We finally released it on Christmas 2016. I am still working on it and we are adding new content all the time. The UK Commonwealth faction is coming soon!

[@BFKAnthony817]

Vixen .-. Thanks! We put a lot of love into this game, and hope we are doing the conflict justice, and also making a fun and interesting way for younger generations to learn about the Korean War. My grandfather fought over there from 1950-53, so he was there most of the conflict. He participated in Pusan, Inchon and fought deep into North Korea. He had some crazy stories to tell me. He said the Chinese and North Koreans were not to be underestimated and he had respect for them as fighting men. He said there were very capable adversaries. I lost my grandfather 4 years ago on my birthday, and I loved him very much. So I wanted to dedicate this to him and all the others that were affected by the conflict on all sides of the war.

[@ottovonbismarck4920]

BFKAnthony817 lol

[@theempiredidnothingwrong3227]

BFKAnthony817 Man me and my friends came up with a great idea for mod the only issue is none of us are moders where does one aquire these skills.

[@BFKAnthony817]

Paul Harrison Well, I will admit, I was shown the ropes by very smart friends of mine. It is not easy at all, but I am a dedicated person, so I just kept learning and working on it. I can tell you if you want to learn how to mod BF2, there are websites out there that will teach you how to do everything from coding to animating or 3d modeling and textures. Check the tutorials section for BF2 at moddb, and also Battlefield Singleplayer websites. Here www.moddb.com/games/battlefield-2/tutorials And here www.battlefieldsingleplayer.com/forum/index.php?act=idx Lots of helpful people there and I learned a lot from them.

[@BlackCatProject]

The game looks amazing!! Do I need battlefield 2 to get it?

[@Fearnbus25]

Wow, this was extremely educational, I'm really glad I watched it. As the video said, you never hear of this war, I heard people say "Korean War" before, but I never really thought it was a big deal until today, and I see why it wasn't really remembered. Thanks for the video!

[@Leldy]

As a Korean, a) nice job on your pronunciation! b)Thank you for paying attention to this conflict that we mostly forget about!

[@Novusod]

FYI: South Korea was NOT a democracy at the time of the Korean war. South Korea was a dictatorship until the 1980s.

[@cheddaboyant7817]

he reversed how the two leaders were put into power

[@Novusod]

Funny that he did. Korea has some pretty interesting history that nobody ever talks about such as the Jeju Genocide (1948-1950) that was carried out by the American side and the south. There is a reason this is the "forgotten war" and it is because we don't want to remember it as it was one of the most unjust wars of the 20th century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju_uprising en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodo_League_massacre

[@notribadsvault]

The sources you linked don't mention american involvement. It also doesn't mention anything about genocide, just a massacre (2 separate massacres at that).

[@leewonjea7358]

Our government is very good at hiding shady shit.

[@notribadsvault]

+Lee Wonjea Perhaps, but that statement doesn't convince me of anything.

[@mr.anderson2241]

I find it sad that the Korean War is basically unknown at this point, millions died in a proxy war over two different ideologies, just to have neither side win. It's put the Korean Peninsula in a tension filled state, both sides are thinking that the other will make the first move and are ready to retaliate at any moment. It's also left Korean War veterans feeling forgotten for their efforts. I find it saddening that the Korean War is glanced over in history classes in the U.S.

[@beanovids2342]

I know, it is sad. Korea should be remembered more in my opinion.

[@Mark_Cook]

Mr. Anderson - professional catholic monster hunter To be fair I consider the Korean War to be a victory or perhaps a "half-victory". The reason being that the US succeeded in liberating the South, but didn't succeed in eradicating the North. And I would consider China to be the who truly won as it succeeded in its only goal of keeping a US backed and armed country off its borders.

[@CactusJackIV]

Thank you for this video. My grandfather fought in the Korean War. Glad to see that it hasn't been totally forgotten.

[@jeffpettit3119]

Thanks for this video. Good information.

[@jinjiyoshi5548]

Dang cody, I was used to the whole waiting every 6 months for you to upload but you've been killing it with these video production rates XD.

[@Koasterking212]

The second Korean War could literally start any day

[@Kaisaccountt]

It's about to start

[@sniperjoe1998]

it would be the same war because it never ended

[@obeytheshark]

Livi_douglas Trumps about to go show little Kimmy what's up

[@yougotmail73]

Video would be short, war would end quickly

[@kineticstar]

Livi_douglas so you know women can be drafted now!? I thought you should know. I already tried war twice and it sucked. So good luck!?😓

[@D3FC0N96]

I'm so happy to see that nobody forgets this war, my grandfather fought in this war, earning 2 bronze stars, a silver star, and 3 purple hearts

[@SyntheticLTD]

great video !! nailed it.

[@ralfjr.]

I learned about the Korean War from M.A.S.H. 4077.

[@Ben-zg5xb]

*On your other channel,* can you do "What If The Sassanid Empire Conquered The Byzantine Empire in the 4th Century ADE?"

[@docslastname2711]

Nobody Important The Muslims would have a hard time.

[@autobot-jedi-iron-man3166]

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[@chaywen9240]

We wouldnt have a cool nation to play as in EU4

[@leetf8522]

Byzantium is not "cool". Byzantium is your fucking loss of sanity compressed in a simple 3 province Empire MESS. But I got the goddamn achievement.

[@max84678]

Thank you very much for talking about the Korean war. My grandfather was a solider during the Korean war and coming out of it with 2 purple hearts. He sadly passed away on 7/7/07 nearly 10 years ago and I was only 8 at the time. I sadly never got to hear any of his stories about the war and what he did in it and it makes me so upset knowing that I could of learned such great history but I didn't. To this day I regret not knowing his stories and his experience... Again Thank you KnowledgeHub for making this known to others, I will definitely be watching this video again when it gets to 7/7/17

[@williamshaughnessy1740]

My grandfather is a veteran of the Vietnam War. I have to say thank you for giving it more exposure and giving people like me a way to learn about it.

[@FactHubREAL]

I love how he uploads a video about the Korean War when there will probably be a Korean War Part 2 in like a few months

[@zacharyvasey6221]

Your animations make learning fun. You are awesome man! great narration!

[@DamyonsMusicHut]

My great grandfather fought in the Korean war, he saw his way out of it, I wish I could have met him. I think this should be in more history books.

[@Anderson21G]

A good video and clear information relay nice job

[@Twisted_Logic]

I initially learned about The Korean War because my grandpa fought in it.

[@anikii5814]

The Philippines help in that war by sending troops and fun fact the husband of the lady who brought democracy in the country actually fought in that war.

[@thatyounghistorian2038]

Yeah uh not here

[@chriscobb4111]

Currently based in South Korea. I'd love to see an update on this video after the recent events.

[@swampergamer3710]

Can you do more videos regularly? I like to learn about history and your channel offers a lot.

[@dunkirx8602]

Last time I came this early my wife said she wanted a divorce.

[@osedebame3522]

That would be funny if it wasn't so true.

[@beanovids2342]

Cool vid, my Grandpa actually got drafted ruing Korea. He didn't actually go to Korea, though, they sent him to Austria to do engineer work on radio relay towers I think. I have a lot of his former military badges and such now. Anyways, maybe a what if Napoleon won the Napoleonic Wars? Sorry if you've covered it before. Anyways, good luck on the future vids!

[@sinoroman]

if i join or get drafted, im hoping for some engineering work. would be a dream come true in terms of engineering, but being on the navy isnt bad either.

[@beanovids2342]

gladomi Sorry to hear your grandpa was almost court marshaled, did it get resolved?

[@beanovids2342]

Romanke Yeah, engineering is less of a combat job I guess. My dad was considering joining the Coast Guard when he was younger, but decided not to. Engineering wasn't the best for my grandpa, though, since he was actually a bit scared of heights. XD

[@sargeantmuffinman6608]

Love the new art style.

[@SlugSage]

Thank you for this video

[@andrewyu3301]

Few to add: Korean under the Japanese occupation had constantly begged America for support and help. Russia was the one that provided them. After Japan's lose, the"south" had nothing to protect them while the "north" had Russian support. The Incheon push was led by McArthur (there is a statue there honoring him)... but he was fired when the south pushed all the way to China. (Allegedly, he wanted to attack China, which is what brought the wrath of the Chinese into the war which pushed the South back to the 38th). America installed "democratic" dictator Lee Seungman and just left... high corruption and turmoil with multiple coup d'etats and student riots (which became massacres) S.Korea's rise is thought to start after the Miracle of the Han River supported/advised by JFK (boat making companies and other chaebols (Samsung, Lotte, etc) started to bring income and the Korean people worked to their bones My grandparents stated that life was better under Japanese occupation than the communists or the decade after the armistice

[@earthakitt3661]

Actually general MacArthur was fired after requesting the president to drop nuclear weapons on China, after they protected North Korea.

[@Lunar_Pendragon]

Also: The Americans killed 5+ million innocent Koreans in the North, flattening their land through intensive bomb campaigns, and eradicating their cultural beauty. Plus, the North never invaded the South, they resisted the fascist dictatorship that America had installed there, one in which was attempting to destroy the North, as you rightly stated.

[@BlackSteelKeyChain]

and just think what would've happened if America didn't help South Korea out? most defianlty no Samsung, and I wouldn't be watching this on my Samsung galaxy S7 or watching tv on my Samsung cable box. Truly Samsung was to South Korea what Sony was to Japan, turned them into some of the most progressive, richest, advanced, and powerful countries in the world.

[@neyoid]

Oh no! I hear the calls of Apple fanboys! *_WASTEMONEY_* Oh! There one is!

[@SMN-ct9gl]

BlackSteel KeyChain and Asia would probably in Communism regime

[@AgentDanielCross]

BlackSteel KeyChain Maybe you'd be watching on Sony brand smartphone and telly instead

[@vincivedivicilextalionas4036]

My gaxlaxy s7 holds down paper just right

[@nelo771]

>South Korea >Most progressive You mean the country that has a law on skirt length is the most progressive in the world LMAO

[@DarkTempler1]

Good Vid. Very informative

[@adrikrotten880]

I learned about in elementary school once. Forgot about it. Remembered many, many years later.

[@araposkulo]

287 dislikes? How did these Northern Koreans get internet access? My grandfather fought in that war from the "other nations". The only reason I've heard of this war was because of him really.

[@scythal]

Father Man Not surprised that the Indians would be anti-US, because the Americans helped the Pakistanis in the 1970s

[@theguy5776]

Monguku they have Internet it’s more like Internet from the 90s it only has 28 websites it’s just fake news by the Government and cooking website

[@isnitjustkit]

I care about the Korean war more than any other war in history for the fact that it's still ongoing

[@turbo4296]

thanks for the help on my school projcet on this topic!

[@Minetime345]

How did I actually not know this channel was a thing?

[@vizrajr3668]

So many Seoul jokes... They're burning up my Soul... Wait...

[@clouddoge5560]

There’s a memorial of it near my house and everyone wants to remove it

[@Fresca64_]

My grandfather was a combat medic in the Korean War after serving in WW2. He was part of the Chosin Few, but hardly ever spoke of the war outside of commenting "It was cold." Only shortly before he died he discussed it, but it's been nearly five years and I don't remember much of what he said of it.

[@jonathangiese5727]

I have also never covered the Korean War in school, but was lucky enough to see the monument in school.

[@omgitzangrygaming7904]

If you forget you mistakes you're doomed to repeat it

[@danielanderson5409]

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[@shady8045]

Daniel Anderson wut

[@pengyou1909]

좋은 영상 감사합니다.

[@GranolaBars11]

^It says thanks, good video

[@EchoHeo]

Bingis Bahn Rubble dubble blugga shmob

[@truthspeaks1265]

My grandpa faught in that war and in Vietnam, he never told me about it. Also he passed away recently.

[@Silva50505]

There is something comedic with the animation. I dont know what it is but its there.

[@grahamr4916]

Being Korean, I would like to thank you, KnowledgeHub, for writing this.

[@Kaisaccountt]

Who's ready for part 2

[@robertlee4209]

Kai not me dude im 18 and i live in south korea. Mandatory military service next year. Im not ready to die man...

[@siddhantsharma7728]

Don't worry, IF NK attacks SK, US and China will jump in the war, this will soon exclate in WW3, so majority of caulaities will be Chinease, Russian, American and Indian, not SK

[@DrZpook]

People don't seem to realize China doesn't care for North Korea, and honestly I think it's more likely that North Korea will be invaded by China than America

[@maxyaedo1267]

Don't forget about Daesh/ ISIL. Most of their soulless fighters are foreigners, and there are some South Koreans fighting for them in Syria, so if they come back to the Korean Peninsula and launch a jihad there when North Korea and South Korea duke it out, we're fucked.

[@TylerCoolman]

Omg cody i wached this video yesterday and today my teacher did a whole 30 min lecture on The Korean war (he has been planning this for a year) and he told us "the Vietnam war isn't that important don't remember it that much

[@MyUsersDark]

As i am writing this in 2019: the korean war has officially ended in 2018 as a peace treaty or whatever. But you made this in 2017, so i understand how you said it was still ongoing.

[@jackchoukaier8764]

things were normall back in 2019, huh

[@minseopleem7458]

I show my best gratitudes to all Americans and every other ally of UN who worked to defend our homeland and its liberty. Back then we were a country under such a vulnerable environment which just gained independence. Every drop of blood your grandfathers spilled and every voice that called out for support to the little known country made it possible to achieve our miracle - growing into an economic powerhouse as well as an arguably strong military power. Our alliance with the US possesses an outstanding value, this is to be remembered by our citizens with no end. P.S. Thank you too, KnowledgeHub! You're my favorite informative channel on YT. Your works are always intriguing ;))

[@markdietze]

If the north tries to do something stupid again we've do your back buddy. We'll give hell and help to unify a divided people.

[@syntheticfox_real]

We got your back.

[@brysonfugarino861]

yeah, even china is getting tired of north korea, all that talk about thermo nuclear war is ridiculous and the fat ass of north korea will be brought to justice soon.

[@the_real_Kurt_Yarish]

As someone related to a Korean War veteran, thank you for your kind words.

[@robertlee4209]

Kurt Yarish I really thank you for your service. I would probably have been born in a communist korea had it not been for un and us soldiers.

[@macaronisalad3038]

the korean war 2 is coming pre pair to make a sequel m8

[@macaronisalad3038]

best part about being mild autist i get to avoid the draft

[@Kaisaccountt]

It will last a day

[@rockgod6180]

Meme Machine Korean War 2? the first didn't end

[@macaronisalad3038]

it got an update so now we call it 2.0

[@Weeegeee212]

Meme Machine First one didn't technically end.

[@user-ij1lx2tt8b]

Thanks to help us from the forgotten war:)

[@megalomaniac0857]

FINALLY the war i was looking for

[@FiauraTheTankGirlGamer]

9th grade research paper was on Korea because I knew 3 Korean Veterans at the time.

[@jsnam8139]

Deep respect to all soldiers who fought for South Korea in Korean War.

[@dimas3829]

there should be no respect for people killing others in Civil war and USA with China should be judged for their war crimes and participating in it.

[@reflectivedonut9115]

F

[@iReima]

Thank you That's 70 show for introducing me to the Korean War

[@crazypolite]

well explained video. Well said