A Brief Description of the Main Cause of the Korean War (Essay Sample)

The Primary Cause of the Korean War
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The Primary Cause of the Korean War
The culmination of World War Two meant peace to America as well as to the rest of the world but not to Koreans who had been under the colonial influence of Japan until the end of Second World War when Japan fell (Han, 2011). The Korean War lasted only for a short time yet it was one of the bloodiest wars with over five million casualties where America alone lost around thirty seven thousand soldiers. There must have been a primary cause to this deadly war as discussed herein.
The primary cause of the Korean War was the capitalists and communists interest in Asia. After Japan lost her control over Korea the Koreans wanted to be independent (Han, 2011). Therefore, there was need for elections in order to form Korean government. United Nations was to oversee the elections. However, there seemed to be incitement in the Northern Korea from the communist states. The north did not participate in the elections and instead they declared war against the South Korea.
This was a move by the U.S.S.R. in efforts to extend communism. On the other hand America wanted to roll back communism and establish democracy (Han, 2011). Therefore, these disagreements were eventually to lead to the Korean War with the major states taking sides. The two superpowers sought to reign in the ...