<span>Western powers began to expand their influence in the Middle East in the 1920's due to</span> the Middle East became vulnerable to conflicts because of its internal difficulties.
Stampedes occur mainly because people feel panic. It can be real or imaginary. For example people who are in a place feel an explosion and they start to run. To understand crush dynamics it is good to investigate the psychology of masses and the effect that this has on human behavior.
World War II divided Korea into a Communist, northern half and an American-occupied southern half, divided at the 38th parallel. The Korean War (1950-1953) began when the North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded non-Communist South Korea.
