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Korean War



1. __What were the reasons the war started?__ The reason the war started was because the Communist North Korean forces invaded South Korea, beginning a three-year war, and Tensions had festered since the Korean peninsula had been divided into a Communist North and a non-Communist South in 1945

2. __Was it actually a war?__ Yes it was actually a war because it began as civil war in 1950 and escalated when the United States and, later, china entered into the forray. The end of the Korean war come July 27,1953.

3. __What countries were involved?__ The countries were involved in the Korean war are the: South Korea, North Korea, China, United States, United Kingdom, Turkey, Canada, France, Australia, Greece, Ethiopia, Netherlands, Thailand, Belgium, and the Philippines.

4. __What was the outcome of the war?__ The outcome of the war was the United States suffered 54,246 battle deaths and 103,284 wounded. The United States was unable to stop the communist advance.

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