The 20th Century, 1900 - 1999 The European Union

1950 The Korean War

Like the other Scandinavian countries, Denmark was one of the first nations to be a member of the United Nations.

In 1949 the communists were invading the south of Korea and to help the Korean people UN was sending military forces to the country - to help wounded people Denmark was sending a hospital ship to Korea. The ship was Jutlandia, which was one of the first oceanliners with a dieselengine.

"Jutlandia" was a big help for the forces and is remembered by the soldiers, who were in Korea.

This was the first time Denmark joined an action wanted by the United Nations.

In the early 1950s the communist party were rather big, just like it was in other European countries, therefore, Denmark was only able to sent a hospital ship.

Also like the other western European States, Denmark got economic help from the United States. Gasoline and bananas arrived and cars could again be seen in the streets.

The first self-service store was opened in 1949 and the articles were put in a wicker basket.

In the 1950s the Danes was not allowed to go to the theater or cinema to enjoy themselves at the High Church days. But they could see films of ethnography art, like the films from some countries in Africa, where a Danish globetrotter was shooting many films. It was a kind of logic human logic. After a very slow beginning television set no. 50,000 were sold in 1957