in Korea it is reffered as 남북전쟁 or nam-book-junn-jeng
because it was in Korea
simply because it was north Korea vs. south Korea
The Korean War was due to the Invasion of South Korea by North Korea. Later in this war, the Chinese came to the aid of North Korea.
The Korean War, 1950-1953, was started by an invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
The name "Korea" comes from the Goryeo period of Korean history, which in turn referred to the ancient kingdom of Goguryeo, the first Korean dynasty visited by Persian merchants who referred to Koryŏ (Goryeo; 고려) as Korea. In the Korean language, Korea as a whole is referred to as Han-guk (한국) in South Korea, and Chosŏn (조선) in North Korea.
The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25th, 1950.
The Korean War (Korean Conflict)
The Korean war.
Who named the country Korea? "Korea" derives from the Goryeo period of Korean history, which in turn referred to the ancient kingdom of Goguryeo,the first Korean dynasty visited by Persian merchants who referred to Koryŏ (Goryeo) as Korea.
Well the Korean War was basically the war between the North Korea and South Korea, as the name Korean War says, which meant that Koreans were the cause of the war and was the one that fought in war.
Korea: 1950-1953.
The Korean War