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When a large power socializes or is involved with the war, but doesn't actually fight in it. For instance, they could transport materials and produce to a country/ally fighting in the war, or have threats and still not fight in it.

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The cold war is not a traditional type of war, (hot war or fighting with violence and catastrophe) but just tensions, propaganda, and sometimes threats. It is kept "calm" (ish) because there is no direct military action and fighting.

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North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950. North Korea was allied with the communist countries, China and the USSR, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations and the United States. The cold war suddenly turned into a hot war after Stalin announced his plans to take over all of South Korea, and the USSR agreed to provide North Korea with the weapons they needed to fight with.

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The United States' role was to support South Korea, and repel the invasion. Their main part in the Korean war was to contain communism and provide aid to their allies. They sent troops to South korea, but North Korea remained communist and stayed allies with China and the USSR.

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The Soviet Union's main priority during the Korean war was planning the invasion of South Korea. They also supplied North Korea with supplies, weapons, and trained air forces. They wanted to help North Korea purposefully to spread communism.

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1. (June 24 1950) The invasion of South Korea. - North Korea acted upon invading South Korea, hoping to reunite the 2 nations under communist rule.
2. (June 27 1950) U.S president orders support for South Korea and calls for a United Nations intervention.
3. (Sept. 15 1950) U.S troops invade at Inchon. - The invasion took place at a risky location, but landed. North Korea was unprepared.
4. (Nov. 4 1950) Chinese divisions enter fighting.
5. (March 1953) Formal division of Korea. - The formal peace treaty was never signed. Over 1 million Koreans and 54,000 Americans were killed in the conflict.

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The end of the war was a resultant of an armistice. Though nobody officially won the battle, the initial goal of preventing the spread of communism was achieved. The United States and allies may have succeeded in containing communism, but the countries never signed a peace treaty.

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"U.S. Forces Land At Inchon". HISTORY, 2022, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-forces-land-at-inchon#:~:text=During%20the%20Korean%20War%2C%20U.S.,on%20carrying%20out%20the%20landing. Accessed 22 Apr 2022.

"Korean War - Ohio History Central". Ohiohistorycentral.Org, 2022, https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Korean_War#:~:text=By%20invading%20South%20Korea%2C%20North,feared%20the%20spread%20of%20communism. Accessed 22 Apr 2022.

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* The invasion of South Korea proves that the Korean war was a larger threat to an actual hot war.
* Another reason why the Korean war was a large war is because violence was involved and many people lost their lives.