North Korea was communist. Red China entered the later in 1950, becoming an ally to North Korea.
The Korean War was essentially fought because of the communist ideology. The United States became involved because they did not want communism to spread. Ultimately, the communists took the northern half of Korea while the anti-communists took the south.
The Korean war was caused by communist North Korea invading democratic South Korea, so it's the spread of Communism. The U.S intervened and fought communist Chinese (and Soviet) troops to end the war. So it is a part of the Cold War because it's one of the little occasions that the U.S fought communist troops.
The U.S. fought on the side of South Korea, against North Korea.
Larry Scott Nelson fought in the civil war with China.
He fought in the Korean war.
The US fought for the South against the Northern Communists.
The US/Allies fought the communists to a stand still.
The US fought on the Allied, or UN side in Korea.
No one was defeated in the Korean War; it was fought to a draw. However, the communists did not obtain their objective (conquest of ROK).
The Korean War (Korean Conflict)
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The Korean War was essentially fought because of the communist ideology. The United States became involved because they did not want communism to spread. Ultimately, the communists took the northern half of Korea while the anti-communists took the south.
Korean War; kept SOUTH Korea from being taken over by the communists.
The Korean war was caused by communist North Korea invading democratic South Korea, so it's the spread of Communism. The U.S intervened and fought communist Chinese (and Soviet) troops to end the war. So it is a part of the Cold War because it's one of the little occasions that the U.S fought communist troops.
The Korean War was fought to a stalemate.
Both wars were fought during the cold war against communist aggression. The communists lost the Korean War but won the Vietnam War. Another words the Republic of South Korea exists today; the Republic of South Vietnam does not.
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