POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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The USA had to be more involved in Asia.
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The USSR placed more nuclear weapons in Asia.
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The increased military tensions led to NATO being strengthened further.
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The Cold War tensions got worse because of the fighting.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The aftermath of the Korean War set the tone for Cold War tension between all the superpowers. The Korean War was important in the development of the Cold War, as it showed that the two superpowers, United States and Soviet Union, could fight a “limited war” in a third country.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Korean War was an important development in the Cold War because it was the first time that the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, had fought a ‘proxy war ‘ in a third country. The proxy war or ‘limited war ‘ strategy would be a feature of other Cold War conflicts, for example the Vietnam War.
Detailed explanation-3: -North Korea attacked South Korea on June 25, 1950, igniting the Korean War. Cold War assumptions governed the immediate reaction of US leaders, who instantly concluded that Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin had ordered the invasion as the first step in his plan for world conquest.
Detailed explanation-4: -What was the impact of the Korean War on the Cold War?-The Korean War made a clear example of what warfare began to look like with new terms of the post WWII era. It demonstrated that wars are now difficult to be in small scale due to new alliances and war terms.