The Korean War (in South Korea: Hangeul: 한국전쟁, Hanja: 韓國戰爭, Korean War; in North Korea: 조국해방전쟁, Joguk Haebang Jeonjaeng, Fatherland Liberation War; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953)[30][a][32] was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South, and China fought for the North, also assisted by the Soviet Union. The war arose from the division of Korea at the end of World War II and from the global tensions of the Cold War that developed immediately afterwards. Korea was ruled by Japan from 1910 until the closing days of World War II. In August 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan and—by agreement with the United States—occupied Korea north of the 38th parallel. U.S. forces subsequently occupied the south. By 1948, two separate governments had been set up. Both governments claimed to be the legitimate government of Korea, and neither side accepted the border as permanent. The conflict escalated into open warfare when North Korean forces—supported by the Soviet Union and China—invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950.[33] On that day, the United Nations Security Council recognized this North Korean act as invasion and called for an immediate ceasefire.[34] On 27 June, the Security Council adopted S/RES/83 : Complaint of aggression upon the Republic of Korea and decided the formation and dispatch of the U.N. Forces in Korea. The United States and other countries moved to defend South Korea.
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