How did the Cold War lead to the Korean War?
The term cold war was used during the 1930’s to describe Nazi Germany’s methods of conquering nations with little fighting. The term is used to describe the struggle between the Communist nations and the democratic nations. Russian troops occupied North Korea and the U.S. forces occupied South Korea. The North had a very strong army with military aid from Russia. North Korean troops invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, and the war began. President Truman sent American forces to aid the South Koreans. At the request of the U.S., United Nations Security Council voted to send UN troops to help South Korea. Peace talks began and lasted two years while bloody fighting continued. In July 1953, the Communists signed a truce. The Korean War was the first war in which troops of a world organization fought against Communism. It was a Major turning point in the Cold War. It introduced limited warfare to the East-West conflict, with each side limiting the weapons it used and the territory in whic
