Recently North Korea blew up the joint liaison office with South Korea in Kaesong, an industrial township on its side of the border, making it one of the most serious incidents to have occurred between the two countries, without them actually going to war. In this light, discuss the reasons for Korean War.

Approach of the Answer

  • Introduction:Introduce with the historical evolution of Korean War.
  • Body: Outline the major events of the war.
  • Conclusion: In the Conclusion highlight the recent situation between the two nations.

Answer

The origins of the Korean War (1950-53) lay in the fact that Korea had been under Japanese occupation since 1910.

Timeline of the Korean War

  • When the Japanese were defeated in Second World War (August 1945), the USA and the USSR agreed to divide the country into two zones along the 38th parallel, so that they could jointly organise the Japanese surrender and withdrawal- Russia in the North ....
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