Spy Crisis or The Korean War? The Cold War spanned over forty years and was the combination of a multitude of related events. These events brought tension and political pressure between the USA and the USSR that could have resulted in complete mutually assured destruction (M.A.D) as both sides had the combined power to destroy the world. However‚ which pivotal event was the greatest threat to world peace‚ the U2 Spy crisis or the Korean War? The Korean War was the war fought between the
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The Korean War was a civil war between the nations of North Korea and South Korea‚ which was a result of the occupation zones of the Soviet Union and the United States that were established at the end of World War II. Often called the “forgotten war” because of the lack of attention Americans had given it‚ the Korean War demonstrated how the direction of United States foreign policy was affected during the Cold War. The failure to hold free elections after World War II throughout the Korean Peninsula
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War can often occur with diminutive warning and result in vast destruction and excessive mortality. There are a variety causes for wars such as greed‚ power‚ and to improve the standard of living. Another cause of war is to protect the boundary of the country. In some countries such as Korea and Vietnam these boundaries define the different political views of the territories. Korea and Vietnam were divided between the Communist North and the Democratic South. This division of the countries led
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The Korean and Vietnam war are very similar in that both were the US’s attempt to fight communism by waging war in a distant third world country. Both wars were unpopular in the US and both led to a lack of victory. In fact‚ remarkable similarities exist between the Korean War and the Vietnam War; from the US support of a dictatorial and corrupt anti-communist regime to its conception of communism as a monolithic entity‚ under which all communist nations were necessarily allies‚ rather than individuals
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forces of North Korea in 1950 and North Vietnam in 1965. In each of these initial engagements the U.S. Army‚ Task Force Smith in Korea and the 1st Air Cavalry Division in South Vietnam‚ stood heavily out-numbered against a very formidable enemy. Although being heavily outmanned influenced the efficacy of each U.S. Army engagement‚ it did not dictate the outcome. In this essay I will enumerate‚ not necessarily the course of events for each engagement‚ but rather the elements of contrast and similarity
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Gomez 12-06-12 On 25 June 1950‚ the young Cold War suddenly turned hot‚ bloody and expensive. Within a few days‚ North Korea ’s invasion of South Korea brought about a United Nations ’ "police action" against the aggressors. That immediately produced heavy military and naval involvement by the United States. While there were no illusions that the task would be easy‚ nobody expected that this violent conflict would continue for more than three years. Throughout the summer of 1950‚ the U.S. and
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Explain the causes of the Korean War The Korean War began in 1950 when Communist North Korea crossed the 38th parallel into Capitalist South Korea‚ however‚ it was not just an ordinary civil war‚ it involved 3 of the world’s biggest superpowers of the time‚ USA‚ China and Russia. Ultimately‚ their fight was indirectly played out in this small country. However‚ the main causes of the war can be debated. The cause of the war can be traced back to 1945 when the war ended and Korea was split between
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Revision Notes: Korean War KOREAN WAR North Korea [Communist] invaded South Korea [Capitalist]. Causes [memory word: DUCKS] Domino theory - Truman thought that Far Eastern countries would fall like dominoes. China became Communist in 1949. Truman feared Japan would follow. He felt he had to stop this. Undermine Communism - - NSC 68 (April 1950) recommended that the US abandon ’containment’ and start to ’roll back’ Communism. Cold War - Truman and
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Korean War "Never before has this nation been engaged in mortal combat with a hostile power without military objective‚ without policy other than restrictions governing operations‚ or indeed without even formally recognizing a state of war‚" - General Douglas MacArthur. The Cold War dominated more than fifty years of the century. It was a war that contained victories for communism and for democracy some were fought with guns‚ others were fought with diplomacy‚ but no conflict was the same as
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Reasoning behind U.S. decision to enter the Korean War Introduction What determined the United States to enter the one of the costliest wars in the twentieth-century is a good topic for foreign policy study. There are several possible explanations as to why the United States participated in the war. The most important explanation is that the western world would be in a greater threat if North Korea won the war. Communist was considered as expansionism by the White House; hence‚ occupying South
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