HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea.
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United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.
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North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea.
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Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was sparked by the June 25, 1950 invasion of South Korea by 75, 000 members of the North Korean People’s Army. The line they crossed, the 38th parallel, was created in 1945 to separate the Soviet-supported Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (today’s […]
Detailed explanation-2: -Both sides felt that the Korean War carried the potential to further destabilize the precarious relations between both sides, while also offering possible advantages. In April 1950, Stalin gave Kim permission to invade the South under the condition that Mao would agree to send reinforcements if needed.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Soviets believed that the war was “an internal matter that the Koreans would [settle] among themselves.” They argued that North Korea’s leader Kim Il Sung hatched the invasion plan on his own, then pressed the Soviet Union for aid.