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What was the reason for u.S. Involvement in the korean war?

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To stop the spread of communism

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The US help South Korea in the war because the north was trying to convert the south into communism.

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In June 1950 communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The United States came to the aid of South Korea at the head of a United Nations force composed of more than a dozen countries. Communist China joined North Korea in the war in November 1950, unleashing a massive Chinese ground attack against American forces.

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