Week 13. My Recent Wikipedia Edits - Jeong seolah (정설아)

 I made several edits to the Wikipedia page for 'Korean War'. 

The Korean War (1950–1953) was a major Cold War conflict between North Korea (backed by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported by the U.S.-led UN forces). It began with North Korea's invasion of the South and escalated into a brutal war that devastated the peninsula. Major battles included the UN landing at Inchon and China's intervention. The war ended in an armistice without a peace treaty, leaving the Korean Peninsula divided and technically still at war. Millions of soldiers and civilians died, and North Korea suffered massive destruction from U.S. bombing.

Below is a summary of the changes I contributed

1."one million killed has been an estimate" → "one million killed have been an estimate"

The subject is plural, so the verb should agree accordingly ("have" instead of "has").

2."civilians deaths" → "civilian deaths"

"Civilian" should be used as an adjective to modify "deaths."

3."in direct" → "indirect"

Corrected a likely word choice error; the intended meaning was probably "indirect" rather than "in direct."

4."revised their official tally of war" → "revised its official tally of war"

The antecedent is a singular noun (e.g., government), so the possessive pronoun should be "its."

5."than World War II" → "than in World War II"

Added the preposition "in" for grammatical correctness and clarity in comparison.

6."PVA units in daytime," → "PVA units in the daytime,"

Added the definite article "the" to match standard usage.

7."since end of June 1950" → "since the end of June 1950"

Added the article "the" to correct the noun phrase.

8."and to rescue US prisoners of war." → "and rescue US prisoners of war."

Removed "to" for parallelism with the previous verb phrase.

9."preventing North Korean leaders" → "prevent North Korean leaders"

Adjusted verb form to maintain parallel structure in the sentence.

10."cut the road north going to China" → "cut the road north to China"

Simplified the phrase for clarity and conciseness.

11."with unification of the Peninsula" → "with the unification of the Peninsula"

Added "the" before "unification" to specify a known, singular event.

12."38th parallel were authorized" → "38th parallel was authorized"

Corrected subject-verb agreement; "38th parallel" is singular.

13."lest it provoke" → "lest it provokes"

Updated to present simple for agreement, though traditional grammar may favor "provoke" as a subjunctive form.

14."to resist threat" → "to resist threats"

"Threat" should be pluralized to match the general usage and context.

15."north–south" → "North–South"

Capitalized directional terms used as part of a proper noun or geopolitical concept.

16."the Korean war" → "the Korean War"

Capitalized the proper noun to refer specifically to the historical conflict.

17."a Korean war" → "the Korean war"

Replaced "a" with "the" to refer to the specific war being discussed.

18."administered by a US–Soviet Union Joint Commission" → "administered by the US–Soviet Union Joint Commission"

Changed the article to "the" to refer to a specific known entity.

19."It has been sometimes referred" → "It has sometimes been referred"

Corrected adverb placement for natural word order.

20."north" → "North"

Capitalized "North" to indicate a proper noun (e.g., North Korea).

21."their own governments in 1948." → "their governments in 1948"

Removed "own" as it was redundant and unnecessary in the context.

Here is the link. 

Korean War - Wikipedia

2) Any new, interesting, or unusual items learned

One particularly striking fact is that North Korea is considered one of the most heavily bombed countries in history. The U.S. dropped over 635,000 tons of bombs on the peninsula—more than it did in the entire Pacific theater during World War II. This scale of destruction, which left the majority of North Korea's cities in ruins, is often overlooked in conventional narratives of the Korean War.

3) Identify at least one question, concern, or discussion angle

"a Korean war" → "the Korean war"

This seems like a small article change, but it shifts the phrase from something generic to something historically specific.

→ Can a tiny grammatical choice (like an article) affect how we frame an event—as a singular historical moment vs. just one among many?

→ Was this change necessary, or was it editorial overreach?