THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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South Korea attacked China and wanted to contain communism.
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North Korea attacked the USSR because they were not providing sufficient economic aid for the region.
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North Korea attacked South Korea to attempt to unify the peninsula under communism.
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the United States dropped a nuclear weapon on Pyongyang to eliminate the threat of communism.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In June 1950 communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The United States came to the aid of South Korea at the head of a United Nations force composed of more than a dozen countries. Communist China joined North Korea in the war in November 1950, unleashing a massive Chinese ground attack against American forces.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1950, after years of mutual hostilities, North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to re-unify the peninsula under its communist rule. The subsequent Korean War, which lasted from 1950 to 1953, ended with a stalemate and has left Korea divided by the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) up to the present day.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1948, the United States called for a United Nation-sponsored vote for all Koreans to determine the future of the peninsula. After the North refused to participate, the South formed its own government in Seoul, led by the strongly anti-communist Syngman Rhee.
Detailed explanation-4: -After defeating Japan in World War II, Soviet forces occupied the Korean Peninsula north of the 38th parallel and U.S. forces occupied the south.