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Why did the Korean War happen

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The Korean War, occurring between June 25, 1950, and a cease-fire on July 27, 1953, was a war fought in Korea that was divided by the post-World War II Soviet and American occupation zones, with large-scale participation by other countries.
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it was about communism; the united states did not want other nations to succumb to communism, the dommino effect basically. 
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