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The Cold War did not have one single cause; rather it was caused by the many differences between the Soviet Union and the United States. The two countries had totally different ideas on how a country should be run; one favored communism while the other supported democracy. They also had very different goals after WWII was over. Should they help Eastern Europe rebuild, or use the disheveled countries to further their own plans? Also, there was still tension between the two countries for actions they had taken prior to the war. The Soviet Union could not forgive Great Britain and the US for trying to end the Russian Revolution in 1918, and also felt that they had not been given enough help during WWII. Britain and the US could not forget that Stalin had signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact with Germany in 1939. All these differences caused the tension between the two countries to intensify, which led to the cold war. The Soviet Union and the United States never formally declared war on each other, but there were many important conflicts between the countries (Cold War).
After WWII the Japanese, who had occupied Korea since the early 1900\'s, were driven out. Soviet forces occupied the Northern half of Korea and the United States occupied the southern half. The Soviet Union decided to support North Korea in an invasion of South Korea, and on June 25, 1950 the North Koreans invaded South Korea. On June 27, President Truman sent American soldiers into South Korea. The UN also sent international forces into South Korea. The troops, from sixteen nations, were led by General Douglas MacArthur. The two sides battled back and forth, but by September 1950 the North Koreans controlled of all of Korea except for a small part in the southeast. General MacArthur decided to land a small group of marines at Inchon, behind North Korean lines. The UN forces were able to push the North Korean army all the way to the Korean border with China, but then the plan backfired....
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