USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Communist movement in Korea emerged as a political movement in the early 20th century. Although the movement had a minor role in pre-war politics, the division between the communist North Korea and the anti-communist South Korea came to dominate Korean political life in the post-World War II era.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although the war ended where it began, the United States and its allies did succeed in preventing communism from overtaking South Korea.

Detailed explanation-3: -North Korea aimed to militarily conquer South Korea and therefore unify Korea under the communist North Korean regime. Concerned that the Soviet Union and Communist China might have encouraged this invasion, President Harry S.