South Korean War Research Paper

As long as humans have been on this earth there has been war. The idea of world peace is a dead theory if you look deeply into the past of civilization. It’s almost as if death and destruction follows the human race. The land of the free, or the United States, wasn’t always this free, just as many other countries they decided that bloodshed was the best way to claim what they desired, whether that be religion, political views, money, or power; North and South Korea are no exception to this. Except freedom wasn’t exactly on anyone's agenda during this war. While it’s true South Korea wanted the freedom to be a democracy the main agenda on almost everyone’s mind was the spread of communism; depending on what side you were on, this included either continuing the spread or stopping it. The Korean War is just one of the many accounts of bloodshed over communism; the perfect example of sending bold young men to die for a cause that’s not as dignified as the Uncle Sam posters would lead one to believe. It was a grotesque and unnecessary war (considering no one even really won …show more content…
The only area that still belonged to South Korea was Pusan, On the side of communism was North Korea, China and The Soviet Union and fighting against them was South Korea and The UN (The United States and The United Kingdom. When a country decides to declare war they generally ask other countries to help them out. South Korea received combat help from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Philippines, Colombia, Ethiopia, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, and Turkey. They also received Medical and other help from: Denmark, Italy, India, Israel, Norway, Sweden, Cuba, El Salvador, Japan, Spain and Taiwan. North Korea received military help from China and the Soviet Union. Australia sent almost 18,000 troops to them