How the Korean War affected the Cold War

The Korean War was started on June 25th, 1950 by North Korean troops crossing 38th Parallel into South Korea. The 38th Parallel was established after the surrender of Japan in 1945 by the Soviet and the US to separate their occupation zones in the Korean peninsular, which acted as the boundary between North Korea and South Korea. This civil war became a proxy war where China and Soviet were on one side and the US on the other. Even though it was called the "Forgotten War," it held a great importance in the course of the Cold War, because it was the first heated conflict in the Cold War, which nearly turned it into a "hot war." Therefore, its effects on the Cold War cannot be neglected. The effects could be looked upon from different standpoints.…