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what happened initially when the UN forces went to support south korea? north korean forces were quickly overwhelmed, UN forces were outnumbered and poorly supplied, the fighting quickly escalated beyond the korean borders, south korea did not want to accept help from the un troops

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The correct choice is: UN forces were outnumbered and poorly supplied.

Brief context: after North Korea’s June 1950 invasion, UN (mostly U.S.) units were rushed in but were small, poorly equipped for immediate large-scale ground fighting in Korea, and were forced back to the Pusan Perimeter in the southeast. North Korean forces were initially successful, not overwhelmed. The war didn’t expand beyond Korea until China intervened later (October 1950). South Korea did request and accept UN/US assistance.