Several reasons.
The spread of communism is one.
Another is that Kim Ill Sung was an ambitious rebel that said they must attack South Korea so it can be unified.
The idea of spreading communism and for this man to rule of all Korea were enough to set off a war.
North Korea invaded South Korea, thus the War began.
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The Korean War was influenced by various factors. The division of Korea into North and South after World War II, ideological differences between communist North Korea and capitalist South Korea, and the Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union all played a role. Additionally, the ambitious objectives of North Korean leader Kim Il-sung and the geopolitical interests of both superpowers contributed to the outbreak of the war.
It was on the Korean Peninsula. That's why it is called the Korean War.
The Korean War was followed by the Vietnam War.
See website: Korean War
See Korean War Facts or Korean War Educator.
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