Question

NEED HELP ASAP PLEASE! Explain how and why the Cold War heated up in Korea and describe the ultimate outcome of the Korean War

Answer 1

explanation: The Korean War was caused because North Korea, China, and the Soviet Union all wanted the Korean Peninsula to be a communist area. Then North Korean troops marched into South Korea which set off the war.

outcomes:

- effectively globalized the Cold War, no longer just a European conflict.

- led to increased militarization:

- USA's military budget = 10% of GNP in 1950s

- USSR increased the size of the Red Army from 2.8 to 5.8 million troops

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