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In the aftermath of the Second World War, the emerging standoff between the USSR and the West flared up on the Korean peninsula, with the communist North invading the South in June 1950.
In response, the newly created United Nations initially called for a ceasefire, before asking member states to support South Korea. Before long, the UN combined military force was established in South Korea, led chiefly by the US.