jun 25, 1950 - U.S. Involvement in Korean War

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At the end of World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union decided to both occupy Korea and to divide the occupation at the thirty-eighth parallel. As expected, the Northern Soviet occupied Korea supported a communist government lead by Kim Il Sung, while the Southern American occupied regions supported a capitalist government lead by Syngman Rhee. Tensions finally came to a boiling point in mid-1950, when a the Korean Civil War became a proxy war between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. When the North launched a surprise attack, President Truman got permission from the United Nations Security Council to send troops to aid the South Koreans. The Soviets could not veto this, as they were boycotting the Security Council to protest China's exclusion from the UN. The Korean War impacted the Cold War as it was the first proxy war of this era. After the Korean War started, everyone knew that this would be the best way to indirectly fight each other. Proxy wars were the best way to fight without starting a nuclear apocalypse between the United States and Soviet Union.

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