USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On 12 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly accepted the report of UNTCOK and declared the Republic of Korea to be the “only lawful government in Korea". By 1949, North Korea was a full-fledged Communist state.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the end of the Second World War, Korea – which had formerly been occupied by the Japanese – was divided along the 38th Parallel. This was an internal border between North and South Korea based on a circle of latitude.

Detailed explanation-4: -Although the war ended where it began, the United States and its allies did succeed in preventing communism from overtaking South Korea.