Multiple choice

The Korean War is an example of

  1. a proxy war

  2. a cold war

  3. a genocide

  4. a period of detente

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Explanation

The Korean War is considered a proxy war because the United States and the Soviet Union supported opposing sides (South Korea and North Korea, respectively) without engaging in direct, full-scale military conflict with each other.