United States Role In The Korean War

It can be widely acknowledged by any historian that other countries had part in the civil war located in Korea after World War II whether those same countries were a spark leading to the raging fire other even if he Koreans brought it upon themselves then followed by other countries. Even before the Korean War, Korea suffered being invaded by neighboring countries and being controlled by Japan the start of the 20th century. In August of 1945 two young officials having ties with the State Department made the decision of dividing Korea Across the 38th parallel. Russia ended up occupying the north and the US the South. This decision was made after World War II when Japan was stripped of ownership on land other than its own. The Korean War began
It seemed to be a very bold move to those acknowledging the action considering how surprising the attack really was. Despite the the attack catching the South off guard, the invasion quickly caught the attention of the United States who reacted by sending troops into the war in aid of South Korea to provide a more defensive war. The war continued to go nowhere as body counts continues rising through parallel 38 but with no outcome leading to a conclusion. Some historians believe that the war a simple act of frustration on North Korea’s part when they attacked in order to attempt to gain complete control of Korea yet other believe that other countries pushed the to begin this was, supporting them every step of the way such as China and the Soviet
made a drastic transition in it’s position viewing the world. It went from being an ally to the US in World War II against Japan, Italy, and Germany to being a huge concern, if not the main one, to the United States after acknowledgement of the U.S.S.R.’s nuclear weapons. China had also become a concern for the U.S. seeing that it had influenced communism on the majority of Asia. The possibility of it spreading to Japan once again sparking another war was growing which is why the U.S. made the quick decision to harbor a unit in South Korea considering its size and proximity distant from Japan to be used almost as an observation location. The fear of the U.S. was going from simply that, fear, to much more, reality. The Soviet Union began supplying and supporting the armies and people of both, China as well as North Korea. It was almost as if it was strengthening their forces. The current president of the U.S. at the time, Harry Truman, began to show his concern fearing for the future generations to come. It was a fear for the United States and the communism that seemed to be spreading rapidly and almost attempting to be contagious towards other countries. China seemed to be extending out to the U.S.S.R. as well as North Korea where the Soviet Union was spreading communism as well. Although the Security Council of the U.N. chose to allow the forceful use of military assistance in South Korea in