President Dwight Eisenhower
President Eisenhower's inauguration as the 34th President of the United States, an armistice was signed, ending organized combat operations and leaving the Korean Peninsula divided much as it had been since the close of World War II at the 38th parallel.
Eisenhower said "I shall go to Korea" promising to end the war. He let the Chinese know that the U.S might continue the Korean war, hinting at the idea of using nuclear weapons. The threat of a nuclear war worked, so in July of 1953, negotiators signed an armistice (a new border between the North and South, and a DMZ (demilitarized zone) separated them).
President Eisenhower's inauguration as the 34th President of the United States, an armistice was signed, ending organized combat operations and leaving the Korean Peninsula divided much as it had been since the close of World War II at the 38th parallel.
Eisenhower said "I shall go to Korea" promising to end the war. He let the Chinese know that the U.S might continue the Korean war, hinting at the idea of using nuclear weapons. The threat of a nuclear war worked, so in July of 1953, negotiators signed an armistice (a new border between the North and South, and a DMZ (demilitarized zone) separated them).