How did the Korean War contribute to Cold War tensions in Europe?

A) The Allies feared the Soviet Union would invade the German Federal Republic as North Korea had invaded South Korea.
B) Western European nations demanded the United States withdraw its nuclear weapons from the continent so that the Soviet Union would not invade.
C) Charles de Gaulle used the Korean War as a pretense to label the Algerian independence movement a communist movement.
D) Western European nations began a process of détente with the Soviet Union,against the wishes of the United States.
E) At the end of the war,North Korea deployed its soldiers in Eastern Europe.

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Zybrea Knight · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The Korean War was seen by the Allies as evidence of Soviet aggression, and they worried that the Soviet Union might attempt to invade other countries in Europe just as North Korea had invaded the South. This fear contributed to the overall atmosphere of tension and suspicion that characterized the Cold War in Europe.

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