POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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Question
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South Korea started border skirmishes along the 38th parallel.
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The USA withdrew from South Korea.
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North Korea invaded South Korea.
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The UN sent help to South Korea.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the run up to 1950, the dictator of North Korea had military support from the Soviet Union and from communist China. Kim II-sung, with permission from Joseph Stalin, ordered the People’s Korean Army to invade the south in June 1950. This invasion caught the world by surprise.
Detailed explanation-2: -The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and rebellions in South Korea. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was supported by the United States and allied countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -Korean War, conflict between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in which at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives. The war reached international proportions in June 1950 when North Korea, supplied and advised by the Soviet Union, invaded the South.
Detailed explanation-4: -The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once he had received a promise of support from Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.