WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During the Korean War, the United Nations and the United States gave aid to South Korea. Who gave aid to North Korea?
A
East Germany and Communist China
B
the Soviet Union and Japan
C
the Soviet Union and Communist China
D
the Soviet Union and Vietnam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The war reached international proportions in June 1950 when North Korea, supplied and advised by the Soviet Union, invaded the South. The United Nations, with the United States as the principal participant, joined the war on the side of the South Koreans, and the People’s Republic of China came to North Korea’s aid.

Detailed explanation-2: -The United Nations played a key role in the birth of the Republic of Korea through missions such as monitoring the first general election and other reconstruction programs. When the Korean War broke out in June 1950, the UN intervened by sending armed forces mandated by the Security Council Resolution 82.

Detailed explanation-3: -On June 27, 1950, the United States officially entered the Korean War. The U.S. supported the Republic of Korea (commonly called South Korea), in repelling an invasion from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (commonly called North Korea). The Korean War was a conflict that emerged after World War II.

Detailed explanation-4: -For the period 1949–52 the U.S. provided $485, 600, 000 for economic aid and $12, 500, 000 for military aid. Following the war, the UN Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA) was established to carry out economic aid to South Korea, with most of the contributions being provided by the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -Great Britain, Canada, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Colombia, Ethiopia, South Africa, New Zealand, Türkiye, Greece, Thailand, Philippines and Luxembourg sent fighting units. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, India, Italy contributed military hospitals and field ambulances to the cause.

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