Who Caused the Korean Conflict
Following the end of World War II, Korea was divided into North and South Korea with the border at the 38th parallel. Not only were the two sectors split geographically, but the governments’ regimes were diametrically different as well. It was a conflict between the communist regime in the North and the nationalist leadership in the South that would ultimately lead to the Korean War. In Paul Lashmar’s article published in New Statesman and Society, he wrote, “Japanese occupation of Korea ended with its defeat in the Second World War. The victorious Russians and Americans divided Korea at the 38th parallel. In 1948, both super powers withdrew. In the South, the Americans had installed Syngman Rhee, a long-standing, aggressive national leader. For the North, Stalin chose Kim II Sung, a former captain in the Soviet Red Army, to lead the communist regime” (Lashmar, p. 24). It must be kept in mind, however, that it was not just internal conflict which led to the war. It was, in fact, the culmination of several different foreign leaders' actions. In this paper I will discuss the causes of the Korean War, including a discussion of some of the background regarding the foreign influences and the main players in the conflict.
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