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Did Harry Truman start the Korean War?

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Harry Truman and the Korean War

No, Harry S. Truman did not start the Korean War.

The North Koreans started the war when they invanded South Korea. North Korea claimed the South Korea invaded first but that claim was later found to be a bogus claim.

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