This was a national conflict in an Asian country aided by Russia in the North and the U. S. in the South

Korean War

Explanation:

The Korean War was originally just an Asian dispute amongst themselves, but with the allies made through other conflicts throughout history (WWI, II, Cold War)  Russia helped North Korea (communisim) and the US helped South Korea (Democracy/anti-communist). This war was from 1950-1953.

no options provided, here,but the answer to this question is often: a historian cites a japanese newspaper article published a year after the end of world war ii in order to draw conclusions about the effect of the war on the japanese economy.

clearly from the answer, the historian alludes to historical sources,and records to aid in analyzing and drawing conclusion on the effect of the war on the economy of japan.