POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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Third party substitutes
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Toy soldiers
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Non-communist countries
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The UN
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Korean War was a proxy war for the Cold War. The West-the United Kingdom and the U.S., supported by the United Nations-supported South Korea, while communist China and the Soviet Union supported North Korea. The Korean War ended three years later, with millions of casualties.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is often described as an important episode in the early Cold War, and as the first proxy war between the “Free World” and the Eastern bloc.
Detailed explanation-3: -While the ROK, was backed by US and UN forces. The support that the divided Koreas received demonstrates that this war was the direct result of Cold War tensions between the USA and the USSR. Therefore making this war a proxy war between the two superpowers.