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    1) The Korean War was caused by the division of Korea into a communist North and capitalist South after World War 2, exacerbating tensions between the US and Soviet Union during the Cold War. 2) Important events included the North Korean invasion of South Korea in 1950, General MacArthur's successful landing at Inchon that turned the tide of the war, and China entering the war on North Korea's side in 1950, prolonging the conflict. 3) The consequences were an armistice signed in 1953 that established the Korean Demilitarized Zone, millions of casualties and destruction, and the Korean War further solidifying Cold War dynamics between the US and Soviet Union.

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    1) The Korean War was caused by the division of Korea into a communist North and capitalist South after World War 2, exacerbating tensions between the US and Soviet Union during the Cold War. 2) Important events included the North Korean invasion of South Korea in 1950, General MacArthur's successful landing at Inchon that turned the tide of the war, and China entering the war on North Korea's side in 1950, prolonging the conflict. 3) The consequences were an armistice signed in 1953 that established the Korean Demilitarized Zone, millions of casualties and destruction, and the Korean War further solidifying Cold War dynamics between the US and Soviet Union.

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    Korean War

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    1) The Korean War was caused by the division of Korea into a communist North and capitalist South after World War 2, exacerbating tensions between the US and Soviet Union during the Cold War. 2) Important events included the North Korean invasion of South Korea in 1950, General MacArthur's successful landing at Inchon that turned the tide of the war, and China entering the war on North Korea's side in 1950, prolonging the conflict. 3) The consequences were an armistice signed in 1953 that established the Korean Demilitarized Zone, millions of casualties and destruction, and the Korean War further solidifying Cold War dynamics between the US and Soviet Union.

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    US History Class - By Daaim

    KOREAN WAR
    CAUSES OF
    THE WAR : -
    Division of Korea : -
    North was Communist
    while the South was
    Capitalist
    Took place in The cold
    war : - So the tension
    between US and the
    Soviet's were
    Aggravated

    IMPORTANT EVENTS OF CONSEQUENCES


    THE KOREAN WAR: OF THE KOREAN
    WAR: -
    Invasion of South Korea (1950): North Korean forces, under Armistice (1950) : -
    Kim Il-sung and with Soviet support, invaded South Korea on Armistice was singed
    June 25, 1950, leading to the start of the war. made the DMZ
    Battle of Inchon (1950): General Douglas MacArthur's Casualties : -The Korean
    War resulted in millions of
    successful landing at Inchon in September 1950 turned the
    casualties and significant
    tide of the war in favor of the UN forces (primarily led by the
    destruction
    U.S.).
    Impact on the Cold War: -
    Chinese Intervention (1950): The entry of Chinese forces into solidified the Cold War
    the war after UN forces approached the Yalu River escalated dynamics, with the U.S.
    the conflict and led to a prolonged and brutal conflict. and its allies facing off
    against the Soviet Union

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