The Korean War

The Korean War

Causes of the Korean War

The Korean War took place between 2 opposing regimes in 1950: North Korea and South Korea. It started because of the ongoing Cold War between the USA and the USSR. The USA entered the war was to undermine Communism. President Truman believed that the capitalism was in the danger of being superseded.
Both the United States and the Soviet Union occupied the Korean peninsula. The United Nations to resolve the problems of the divided Korea, decided to hold elections. The North Korean Army invaded the South on June 25, 1950. China entered war because they wanted to use North Korea as a buffer zone against possible US invasion. The US wanted to stop the spread the communism whereas the Soviet Union wanted to spread communism to increase its dominating power. The armistice ended the war in Korea, it seemed that neither side wanted to give in. However, the conflict was not yet ended, despite border clashes

Effects of the war
The Korean War created many frictions between US and the Soviet Union. The war showed US determination to stop the spread of Communism by USSR. Families were forced to break up due to the cruelty of the war. Furthermore, South Korea became a strategic location for US military. However, the Korean War never ended because of the inability to resolve the differences between South Korea and North Korea. Korean War also brought social damage to Korea, “especially in the North, where three years of bombing left hardly a modern building standing. The war also reinforced the boundaries between the North and the South. North Korea remained a communist nation and South Korea became a free republic. This social difference still brings conflict even today.