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Korea served as a key battleground between the communist ideology of the Soviet Union and China, and the capitalist ideology of the United States and its allies, making it a focal point of the Cold War. The Korean War highlighted the global tensions and power struggles that defined the era, leading to the division of the Korean peninsula and setting the stage for future conflicts. Korea also demonstrated the willingness of both sides to engage in proxy wars to advance their ideological agendas, shaping the geopolitics of the Cold War period.

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