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Photograph of Kim Il Sung in Moscow, March 1949

Korean War Origins, 1945-1950

 This collection of primary source documents sheds light on the question of "who started the Korean War?" For more coverage of the Korean War on the Digital Archive, see the collections: Korean War, 1950-1953; Korean War Armistice; China and the Korean War; and Korean War Biological Warfare Allegations. For a collections resource guide see The Korean War: Collections & Resources on DigitalArchive.org.

 

Photograph of Kim Il Sung in Moscow, March 1949

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