Explain how the Korean War threatened to develop into a major direct confrontation between the West and communism.

The Korean War was an important development in the Cold War because it was the first time that the two superpowers , the United States and the Soviet Union, had fought a 'proxy war ' in a third country. The proxy war or 'limited war ' strategy would be a feature of other Cold War conflicts, for example the Vietnam War.

Identify and explain two specific cultural or political influences that islamic merchants had on sub-saharan africa.