Initial Goals
Both sides of the war had different goals: communism and no communism. North Korea, along with China and Russia, were for communism while South Korea and the United states were not. Because of the surprise attack of North Korea in Seoul, the United States have agreed to help South Korea, and other countries, from the attacks of communists. One of North Korea's major goals was to remove US forces from the Korean peninsula. Pyongyang believes the US military presence in South Korea does not help the peninsula's reunification. Most Koreans, Northern and Southern, want to reunify the peninsula. In North Korea's desire for reunification it consistently structures its proposals to ensure communist control.
Implications
Each side of the war had different opinions on what should have been. The events of the war lead to the decision of whether or not the two countries should unite once again.