<span>The Korean War had its immediate origins in the collapse of the Japanese empire at the end of World War II in September 1945
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Consequently the allies decided to divide the territory, into two halves along the 38th parallel, with an ultimate aim of reunification, which was not forthcoming. The northern unpopular regime decided to initiate the agreement and the war broke.
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La Follette voted for Wilson’s progressive measures but resisted U.S. involvement in World War I. He voted against the declaration of war in 1917. He voted against bills creating a military draft and authorizing the use of borrowed money to meet war costs. Senators attacked him for disloyalty, and he was in danger of receiving censure. But the war ended and Republicans needed his vote to control the Senate. As a result, the censure move died. After the war he opposed the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations. He felt the treaty would lead only to “an unjust peace which could only lead to future wars.”
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