Soviet Union and China - Supported North Korea and the spread of communism while South Korea was aided by the United States
Harry S. Truman - President of the United States during the Korean War Joseph Stalin - Leader or Premier of the Soviet Union during the Korean War Douglas MacArthur - United States commanding general during the war that was relieved of his duties only a year after the war had begun in 1951 Mao Zedong - A Chinese communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China Syngman Rhee - President of South Korea during the war supported by the United States |