POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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China entered the war in defense of North Korea.
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United States forces captured the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
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Truman declared an end to US involvement and pulled out all troops.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Invasion of South Korea, June 1950 On 25th June 1950, North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel into South Korea. Their aim was clear: to reunify the Korean Peninsula as a communist state. The newly-formed UN called on its members to protect South Korea, with US troops swiftly deployed.
Detailed explanation-2: -Invasion of South Korea On 25 June 1950 the KPA invaded South Korea and rapidly advanced southwards trapping South Korean and American troops in a small perimeter around the port of Pusan. The United Nations was quick to respond and immediately encouraged its members to support the South.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Korean War was an important development in the Cold War because it was the first time that the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, had fought a ‘proxy war ‘ in a third country. The proxy war or ‘limited war ‘ strategy would be a feature of other Cold War conflicts, for example the Vietnam War.
Detailed explanation-4: -Korean War Divided in two following World War II, Korea took centre stage of the Cold War when Soviet client state North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950.