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How Did The Korean War Cause Communism

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Surprisingly, The Korean War was fairly brief. However, World War II created division with Korea and caused communism. The war was for political reasons and not military. Also, the war field was used to flip political opinions. On the other hand, it was an unfortunate moment for the United States. American engaged war to provide aid to South Korea and help them fight off an attack by North Koreans. In contrast, North Korea opted to ignore the UN demand for withdrawal, the Security Council decided to help South Korea repel the invasion. (Stewart pg. 224) Nevertheless, General Douglas-Mac Arthur, the overseer of the post-WWW II, ordered the U.S. armed force to back off the North Koreans at Pusan. He desired to put down the Communist ‘parties

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