POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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South Korea remained out of communist hands.
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North Korea was defeated
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China did not start WW3
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The UN sent troops
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although the war ended where it began, the United States and its allies did succeed in preventing communism from overtaking South Korea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Finally, the Korean War awakened the United States to the dangers of disarmament and isolationism and led to the bipartisan foreign policy of containment of global communism that in 1989 finally led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and with it victory in the Cold War.
Detailed explanation-3: -A new border between North and South Korea was drawn, which gave South Korea some additional territory and demilitarized the zone between the two nations. The war cost the lives of millions of Koreans and Chinese, as well as almost 40, 000 Americans.
Detailed explanation-4: -The temporary division of Korea along the 38th parallel was a success for the policy of containment, as communism did not spread into South Korea. In 1954, SEATO (South East Asian Treaty Organisation) was set up as a copy of NATO. Communism had been prevented in South Korea and the UN was seen as a success.