POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Containment
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Truman Doctrine
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desire for territory
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Desire to preserve democracy
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Today, historians generally agree on several main causes of the Korean War, including: the spread of communism during the Cold War, American containment, and Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -The fighting ended on 27 July 1953 when the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed. The agreement created the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to separate North and South Korea, and allowed the return of prisoners.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Korean conflict is an ongoing conflict based on the division of Korea between North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea), both of which claim to be the sole legitimate government of all of Korea.