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Neither side actually won the war but it did end in a stand still. Since no peace agreement or treaty was ever signed there is still conflict today between the two divided countries. Leaving North Korea communist with no access allowed to any other country. Due to this North Korean citizens are stuck. No one is allowed in or out of the country and all citizens are denied access to something a child would get in the US. They are in a state of totalitarianism. The aftermath of this war also caused more/ greater tension between the superpowers because it showed them how they could fight a "limited war" in another country.

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25 June 1950 | North Korean forces cross border with South Korea. North Korean People's Army (NKPA) numbers approximately 135,000 men; Republic of Korea (ROK) Army contains 98,000 soldiers.
This was the beginning of the issue starting with the invasion.
30 June 1950 | President Truman commits American Military Forces to South Korea as the majority military force along with other
countries in a coalition military.
The US finds out about the invasion and sent forces to help the Republic of Korea.
June-July 1952 | Both sides had utilized the prior relative winter calm to strengthen their positions and engaged in fierce artillery battles and limited outpost skirmishes.
Both sides were trying to strengthen their side.
6 July 1953 | A last communist successful offensive to dislodge Americans from a hill outpost called “Old Baldy”.
27 July 1953 - Signing of Armistice (US, Korea and China) ending the Korean War (No treaty signed between North and South Korea).

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The Soviets had always had the goal of spreading communinsm so, when Korea was split the Soviets took this oppourtunity to spread. Once the US got involved the Soviets provided aid to North Korea. The brought supplies and troops.

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A surrogate is a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office.
So a surrogate war is a substitute war for one that is already taking place by different countries.

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A Cold War is hostility between two countries characterized by threats and propaganda. This was a Cold War not a Hot because countries never were active with military hostility. Neither country opened fire or attacked each other. The countries did threaten each other with nuclear warfare but neither advanced. The war between the US and USSR was cold but they both backed up opposite countries in the hot wars.

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After WWII the Korea's were split along the 38th parallel. This division created two countries, North and South Korea. Five years after split, the communist leader of North Korea thought to reunify the two countries. So, he launched a invasion on June 25th 1950.

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The United States became involed in this war because President Truman and his advisors followed through on their policy of containment. They belived that the USSR was behind this. The US immediatly back up the Republic Korea known as South Korea. The US helped supply South Korea with troops and pushed North Korea back to their side of the boarder.

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US Enters the Korean Conflict

"US Enters The Korean Conflict". National Archives, 2016, https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/korean-conflict#background. Accessed 21 Apr 2022.
The Korean War (article) | 1950s America | Khan Academy

"The Korean War (Article) | 1950S America | Khan Academy". Khan Academy, 2022, https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1950s-america/a/the-korean-war. Accessed 21 Apr 2022.