Causes of the Korean War Written by Peter Fitzgerald History of
War - Asian War The Korean War is a war that started in 1950 and
by all accounts is still going today. When it first started the
war involved countries from across the globe, today however it
is deemed to only involve North Korea and South Korea. In total
the war has already claimed an estimated 2 million dead or
wounded soldiers and 2.5 million dead or wounded civilians
making this a huge war and not simply a political affair. The
causes of the Korean War stem back around a hundred years and
the affects of these causes are still seen today. Causes of the
Korean War From 1904 Japan had been controlling Korea, but this
changed when World War 2 came to an end. At the end of World War
2 the USSR and United States were at a loose end as to what to
do with Korea as their ideas were miles apart. The United States
referred the situation to the United Nations and the UN decided
to put a vote to its members, this ended in elections agreeing
on a divided K