The Korean War was “fought mutually for unknown and incommensurable(if not incomprehensible) goals “(Cummings.205) by the 2 most important sides, North Korea and the US together with the UN. Kim Il Sung decided to attack the south for several reasons and even though he risked the possibilities of the intervention of the U.S (which occurred), he downplayed its importance because he thought that his allies both Stalin (USSR) and Mao (Communist China) could and would take care of the U.S intervention.
We can agree that the UN was the catalyst which led to the involvement of foreign nations. So its adequate to state that the foreign involvement of the U.S was justified. The joining and impact of the U.S army on the Korean conflict left Kim Il …show more content…
The war which mostly was a settlement quickly turned into a more sophisticated war, were no longer the only battles took place in land. Air battles, naval battles and plans & strategies took place. Quickly what began as a small conflict turned into something potentially problematic.
There was a real fear that the War in Korea might lead to a worldwide “Total War” between the United States and its allies vs the Soviet Union and its allies on the other side. On December 1950 President Truman expressed his fear by writing “It looks like World War III is here..” (Grant.32). If World War was to occur, the use of nuclear weapons would be like to be present, in 1949 the Soviets had already exploded their first atomic bomb …show more content…
What 's axiomatic is that how the involvement of foreign nations completely changed the nature of this war which began as a conflict, we can see how the involvement of foreign nations mostly the U.S and China increased the war magnitude,civilian and military casualties, number of troops and vehicles, affected economically and politically the country in both positive and negative aspects. It 's important to acknowledge that the involvement of foreign nations changed the nature of the war in both positive and negative aspects and it 's impossible to determine whether it affected the outcomes of the conflict in a positive or negative way based on the fact that it’s basically impossible to determine the outcomes of the war even with the most precise
We can agree that the UN was the catalyst which led to the involvement of foreign nations. So its adequate to state that the foreign involvement of the U.S was justified. The joining and impact of the U.S army on the Korean conflict left Kim Il …show more content…
The war which mostly was a settlement quickly turned into a more sophisticated war, were no longer the only battles took place in land. Air battles, naval battles and plans & strategies took place. Quickly what began as a small conflict turned into something potentially problematic.
There was a real fear that the War in Korea might lead to a worldwide “Total War” between the United States and its allies vs the Soviet Union and its allies on the other side. On December 1950 President Truman expressed his fear by writing “It looks like World War III is here..” (Grant.32). If World War was to occur, the use of nuclear weapons would be like to be present, in 1949 the Soviets had already exploded their first atomic bomb …show more content…
What 's axiomatic is that how the involvement of foreign nations completely changed the nature of this war which began as a conflict, we can see how the involvement of foreign nations mostly the U.S and China increased the war magnitude,civilian and military casualties, number of troops and vehicles, affected economically and politically the country in both positive and negative aspects. It 's important to acknowledge that the involvement of foreign nations changed the nature of the war in both positive and negative aspects and it 's impossible to determine whether it affected the outcomes of the conflict in a positive or negative way based on the fact that it’s basically impossible to determine the outcomes of the war even with the most precise