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June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953

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- The US were allies with South Korea and they were anti-communists
- They wanted the Korean peninsula under their own political ideology

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The conflict was caused by the invasion of south Korea by North Korean Dictator kim Jong il. This caused the U.S to intervene in the conflict, There were motivated by there policy to contain the Communism From spreading. The US sent troops and supplies to the South Koreans and were able to push the North all the way to China.

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- The Soviet Union was allies with North Korea and they were communists
- They were seeking to expand the communist sphere of influence

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At the end of war Korea was still divided, North Korea was communist and South Korea democratic

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He was the United States ambassador or representative in South Korea. John negotiated the first agreement on American military aid to Korea, worth $10 million at that time. Later that year, in testimony to Congress, Muccio called for increased assistance to Seoul and warned that Communist forces were a growing threat north of the 38th parallel.

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-They are still not as one nation
-The tension at the border is still high
-There were some signs of them coming together but they were short lived
-North Korea nuclear technology gives the south side a lot of anxiety

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- The US helped the South Koreans which helped to contain communism
- Korea remained divided
- The demilitarized zone is still the most heavily fortified border in the world

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The long term effects of the Korean way involved. The Korea's suffered a massive drop in population. Much of there territory was destroyed. And made both rely on other nations for resources

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They remained divided along the 38th parallel

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The DMZ is a border barrier that divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half. It was created by agreement between North Korea, China and the United Nations Command in 1953, as a result of the war. The DMZ is 160 miles long, and about 2.5 miles wide.