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How did the decision to divide the Korean Peninsula after WWII contribute to the start of the Korean War?

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With the end of WW2 korea was one of a whole. Until USA and Russia established a line through it. Soviet Union in the north and USA in the south. Both wanted korea to be a whole but neither would give up a side.
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