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Korean War Research Paper

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The UN should have supported Korea in the war, because Korea would be a key country in fighting communism, if Korea falls to communism, the other countries in the region were likely to follow, and the U.S. has a moral responsibility to assist nations unable to stand on their own.
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Following the bombing of Japan in 1945, the Soviet Union and the United States occupied Korea, which had been ruled by Japan for four decades. After the United States and USSR failed to agree on the system of government for the country, separate countries, North and South, were established in 1948 to try and settle disputes even if one side was aspiring to gain control of the other (Weathersby).
On June 25, 1950, the Democratic People's Republic …show more content…

In 1910 Japan annexed the entire Korean peninsula and held it until the end of World War II (1939–1945). The Korean peninsula would have a large influence on the island of Japan, and if Korea were to become a communist nation, Japan would likely follow (Tucker).
Although it is often described as the "forgotten war," the conflict in Korea cost some 3 million lives over the course of three years, and helped set the tone for the larger Cold War. The Korean War demonstrated the strengths and limitations of the United Nations (UN) and the Chinese, and established the framework for the policy of containment that would lead the United States into the much longer conflict in Vietnam. Therefore, what happened in Korea would have largely influenced the countries in that region (Tucker).
The U.S. has a moral responsibility to assist nations unable to stand on their own.
President Harry S. Truman pledged to come to South Korea's defense. Also, the United Nation requested a cease fire, which was ignored by North Korea. The Korean War became an international conflict

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