Parsa Rezaei 11 May 2016 Muratore; Honors World History MYP4 Foreign Affairs, and How They Caused The Korean War The Korean War was the outcome of korea’s external affairs and the fight between communism and democracy. The Korean War began on June 25th, 1950, during the Cold War era, and it is known to be one of the wars that occurred with the close relation of Cold War conflict. On the whole, however, The Korean War is often regarded as The Forgotten War by the United States, when compared to other conflicts that rose during the Cold War era such as the Vietnam War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Korean War although forgotten by many still has some effects remaining to this day. The Korean Independence day is August 15 1945 which represents the end of Japanese rule in korea which started on August 29, 1910. Some …show more content…
As the war progressed, the power of Japanese Empire began to decrease and the leaders of United States, USSR, Republic of China, and United Kingdom held a conference in Cairo on November 1943, to address their decision against Japan. The Cairo Declaration stated the Allies’ intention of military force against Japan until the Japanese army’s unconditional surrender. However, Japan continued their offensive posture, and by this the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, and the USSR declared war on Japan, and led the Red Army to the northern Korea and Manchuria. United States thought that it was essential to have an arrangement on the occupation zone of Korea, and with the USSR’s agreement, directed a demilitarization line – the 38th parallel – across the peninsula. Japan finally surrendered due to the outcome of atomic bombs, and the Second World War was over. As a result, Korean nationalists who gathered with common hatred on Japan, sought their way to establish an independent Korea.The two most prominent leaders who emerge in