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The proximate cause was due to the U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, declaring that South Korea was outside the ambit that America was prepared to defend. Since they were spoiling to do so, the North Koreans soon invaded South Korea. They, and others, were surprised when President Truman undertook to defend South Korea and, amazingly, got the What_were_the_causes_and_effects_of_the_Korean_WarCouncil of the U.N. to endorse such a police action ( the Russians having unwisely been absent during the crucial vote and not exercising their veto ).
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∙ 14y agoThe proximate cause was due to the U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, declaring that South Korea was outside the ambit that America was prepared to defend. Since they were spoiling to do so, the North Koreans soon invaded South Korea. They, and others, were surprised when President Truman undertook to defend South Korea and, amazingly, got the Security Council of the U.N. to endorse such a police action ( the Russians having unwisely been absent during the crucial vote and not exercising their veto ).
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∙ 12y agoThe proximate cause was due to the U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, declaring that South Korea was outside the ambit that America was prepared to defend. Since they were spoiling to do so, the North Koreans soon invaded South Korea. They, and others, were surprised when President Truman undertook to defend South Korea and, amazingly, got the What_were_the_causes_and_effects_of_the_Korean_WarCouncil of the U.N. to endorse such a police action ( the Russians having unwisely been absent during the crucial vote and not exercising their veto ).
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What war was caused when north Korea invaded south Korea?
The Korean war.
Who caused the Korean War?
North Korea by invading South Korea.
What were the effects of North Korean after the Korean war?
North Korea, often called the Hermit Kingdom, has remained largely isolated from the rest of the world, following the Korean War. This has not been healthy for North Korea.
What were some causes and effects of the Korean War?
nothing happened ur all retartds
What are the causes and effects of the Vietnam and Korean war?
1. Cause-Communist aggression 2. Effect-War War=Self explanatory
What resulted from the UN invasion of North Korea?
It caused China to enter the Korean War.
What caused the Korean War to end and when did it end?
The Soviet Union (Russia) under Joseph Stalin supported the North Korean move into South Korea, starting the Korean War in 1950. Joseph Stalin died of natural causes in March 1953. The Korean war ended in July 1953.
What caused the Korean War to erupt?
Korea represented a dramatic change in the US reaction to the expanding of Communist Russian interests. The Korean War was a direct response by the US to this expansion and resulted in the deepening of the Cold War.
What was the negative effects of the Vietnam war?
It caused millions of people to die.
What caused deaths during the Korean War?
Weapons, disease, hunger, accident's, Murder, old age.
What were the effects of the Korean war on US?
The Red Scare was a by-product of that war. Otherwise, the only "real" concern was the hope that it didn't go nuclear.
Why didn't the US pursue total war in the Korean Conflict?
because this would have caused a 3rd world war, since china entered
