Korean War
The Korean War In history, there have been a lot of wars dividing and colonizing countries for many reasons. From the event of cold war, there was a strong conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, democracy and communism. The U.S. fought for the south part of Korea against the Soviet Union and China whereas Russia had their influences in North Korea. Through the Korean War, as also known as the Unforgotten War, Korea became the only a divided country by the 38th parallel. Throughout Korean history, Korea was mostly controlled by China. The control that the Chinese had over Korea is the reason why a lot of the Korean language, economy, political system, and religion were influenced by China (Isserman). The Chinese would lose power over Korea in the late 19th century when the Japanese empire began to grow. China lost control of Korea in the Sino-Japanese War of 1984-95 since they were weak because of the dividedness of the country (Reece).
At first Japan sent troops to Seoul so that it could oversee the country they had won. When a Japanese official was assassinated in 1909, Japan thought it would be better to make Korea a part of Japan so that it could have more control of the country. Japan would then have control of Korea for 35 years. Korea was controlled from afar from Tokyo. The Japanese people who lived in Korea did not like Koreans and treated them very harshly. While most Koreans did not like the invasion of Japan, it did have a positive outcome. Japan created roads, railroads, ports and dams while they were in control of Korea. At the same time, the Koreans were used as cheap labor. Most of the money that was made was sent back to Japan. Koreans were not treated humanely while in Japanese control (Isserman). Japan would lose its control of Japan when two countries unite against them. During the final stages off World War II, the United States had to take control of Japans home islands. The US army knew that invading Japans home islands would
At first Japan sent troops to Seoul so that it could oversee the country they had won. When a Japanese official was assassinated in 1909, Japan thought it would be better to make Korea a part of Japan so that it could have more control of the country. Japan would then have control of Korea for 35 years. Korea was controlled from afar from Tokyo. The Japanese people who lived in Korea did not like Koreans and treated them very harshly. While most Koreans did not like the invasion of Japan, it did have a positive outcome. Japan created roads, railroads, ports and dams while they were in control of Korea. At the same time, the Koreans were used as cheap labor. Most of the money that was made was sent back to Japan. Koreans were not treated humanely while in Japanese control (Isserman). Japan would lose its control of Japan when two countries unite against them. During the final stages off World War II, the United States had to take control of Japans home islands. The US army knew that invading Japans home islands would
Cited: Isserman, Maurice. America At War: The Korean War. New York: FactsOnFile, 1992. Book. Reece, Richard. The Korean War. North Mankato: ABDO Publishing Company, 2011. Book.