How did Japan affect the Korean War? A, The United States defeated Japan during World War II, but the Japanese refused to accept the terms of surrender and continued to occupy Korea, Japan, and the Soviet Union.

B, Both China and the Soviet Union viewed Japan as an enemy and wanted to drive the Japanese out of their countries and into Korea.

C, Many world powers agreed that Japan's power needed to be contained and both the U. S. and the Soviet Union wanted to get Japan out of Korea.

D, The United States and the Soviet Union were both worried that Japanese troops living in Korea would attempt to invade China.