Otherwise known as the Forgotten War, the Korean War is not often spoken about today by Americans even though it was a significant part of US history. After World War II, Korea was split at the 38th parallel into two sections- Soviet occupied North Korea and US occupied South Korea. The North's government would soon be known as the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, led by Kim II Sung, and the South's government would be known as the Republic of Korea, led by Syngman Rhee. Because North Korea was communistic and South Korea was not, tensions began to build between the two areas. Unfortunately for the US, the Chinese had just seen a communist victory and the Russians had recently started nuclear tests. This caused the US to issue the National Security Council Memorandum #68 (NSC-68), which recommended that the US quadruple its military spending to contain communism. As tensions rose, both Rhee and Sung wanted Korea to be unified under their respective governments. On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea.