Why It Was North Korea that Made the Initial Attack in the Korean War on June 25, 1950

There have been many debates made as to who made the first initial attack in the Korean War in 1950 - 1953. This investigation outlines the views of North and South Korea, as well as the political and militarily factors that influenced both sides into their biases and decisions. This investigation will also outline the origins of the conflict and the intent of both sides. All factors that influence both sides will then be analyzed, particularly those of the South and how they contradict the views of the North. In this essay I have used the sources Echoes of the Korean War, History of Nations: North Korea, and The Korean War: no victors, no vanquished.
Summary of Evidence
Korea had been colonized by Japan since the early twentieth century, and after Japan's defeat in World War 2 on August 15, 1945(1), Korea was liberated from Japanese control. As result after Korea liberation from Japan, the United States and the Soviet Union occupied the area and set up two regimes separating the North from the South at the 38th parallel. This division between the North and South was actually just an ideological division between communist Soviet Union and capitalist United States. …