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The korean 'war', if officially considered a war, as opposed to a 'police action', would predate the Vietnam War, which has also been referred to as a 'conflict'. Semantics aside, u.s. 'involvement' in korea predated u.s. 'involvement' in Vietnam.

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They came at the same time. The Korean War began the cold war, while the Cold War continued.

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The Korean War.

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