What were 3 causes and 2 effects of the Korean War?
The War started in the early morning of 25 June 1950 between the North Koreans, backed by the Communist Chinese, and the South Koreans, backed by UN peace forces (principally US troops). “C A U S E S ” 1- By 1948, two respective leaders, Syngman Rhee and Kim II Sung, were implacably opposed. The latter saw himself as the potential leader of a reunited Korea, the former as the leader of a coalition with Chiang Kai Shek, which would “roll back” communism in Asia. 2- Developments in Europe after 1945 were vitally important for establishing the attitudes that were to determine the western response to the crisis in Korea. The Soviet Union was viewed in the United States and Britain as dangerously expansionist, intent on exploiting every opportunity that occurred in order to extend Soviet dominance. This was the ” COLD WAR “. 3- There were deep social divisions within the country accelerated and brought to a climax by the Japanese colonial occupation for 35 years. The circumstance of Korea w
