The Land of the Morning Calm A Short History of the Korean War James Stokesbury 1. Describe the location‚ dimensions and shape of the Korean peninsula. • The Korean peninsula stretches for almost 600 miles long. While the width varies‚ it ranges from about 90-200 miles. The total area is about 85‚000 square miles. The shape of the peninsula resembles an elongated New Jersey. 2. What two rivers form the northern‚ land boundary of Korea? • Yalu River (between North Korea and
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The American Civil War of 1861‚ has been taught in schools of America to be a war between the Confederates and the Union about the institution of slavery. However‚ this war also created the basis of new forms of weaponry and technology. Small arms of the American Civil War‚ were revolutionized in order to ultimately create faster-firing weapons that would prove to immensely assist soldiers in the war. Also‚ the advancement in weapon technology impacted the tactics and the style of warfare utilized
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important role in Greek life. Being skilled in war tactics could be beneficial socially‚ economically‚ and politically. Socially‚ war is all about prestige and being the best warrior you can be. Economically‚ war is a smart way to boost your country’s money intake and spending. Politically‚ war is technique to show which countries excel and take over‚ and which do not. Ancient Greece experienced plenty of warfare throughout their years. Believe it or not‚ war has plenty of social aspects wound into it
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Notice for Scholars This monograph was originally published as the September 1972 issue of Southeast Asian Perspectives‚ a publication of the American Friends of Vietnam‚ an organization which was formed in 1955 and prior to its demise two decades later included on its board such diverse figures as Senators John F. Kennedy and Mike Mansfield‚ Socialist Party Chairman Norman Thomas‚ and Journalist Robert Shaplen. It is reprinted here with the permission of the author. Please note that in formatting
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to maintain peace and declared war‚ when it is clear that the outcome of war most times leaves all states worse off? War is defined as an event involving the organized use of military force by at least two parties that reaches a minimum threshold of security or as a conflict were more than 1000 people are killed. There are different forms of war -—interstate war and civil war— but no matter the form war comes in‚ it comes from national or international anarchy. War doesn’t materialize from thin air
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of war‚ but they were religious in nature rather than political. Early in Rome’s history‚ Rome fought neighbouring cities which had gods similar to the Roman gods. Those foreign gods were often considered to be roughly equal in power to the Roman gods. The Romans undertook elaborate steps to ensure they - and not the enemy - would receive the favour of the gods. The proces began with the Romans having (or making up) some legitimate cause for war‚ a grievance of some sort. Before declaring war‚ they
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The Cold War is often thought of a war only between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States of America‚ however that is not the case. There were proxy wars in countries like Vietnam‚ Korea and Pakistan. The Cold War itself is a complicated subject that was seen as “good (capitalism)” vs. bad (communism)”‚ which in itself was a bad idea that wouldn’t allow for a case by case analysis of the conflicts around the world. But in a time of “Domino Theory”‚ President Eisenhower’s
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The Opium War‚ also called the Anglo-Chinese War‚ was the most humiliating defeat China ever suffered. In European history‚ it is perhaps the most sordid‚ base‚ and vicious event in European history‚ possibly‚ just possibly‚ overshadowed by the excesses of the Third Reich in the twentieth century. By the 1830’s‚ the English had become the major drug-trafficking criminal organization in the world; very few drug cartels of the twentieth century can even touch the England of the early nineteenth
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The Effects of War on Civilians Background War is as old as human civilization. It has existed since the first cities in what is now modern day Iraq appeared to now. It has affected the lives of billions of civilians. It has changed the course of history. Some of the most devastating wars were WW1‚ WW2‚ the American civil war‚ and the Syrian civil war. These wars have cost the lives of millions of people. These wars have helped many‚ but have also cost the lives of many. War is a very messy thing
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POL SCI 180 PATRICK COATY WAR ON TERROR I‚ myself‚ before September 11‚ 2001 did not know what terrorism was. It is completely a new term for me‚ and I could never figure how terrible it is. But then‚ experiencing and witnessing the feeling of losing the one you loved who was a victim of that disaster‚ I recognized that the world is no longer as safe as before. Today‚ not only America but also Britain‚ Spain‚ Indonesia…became the target of terrorists. The terror tissue is the most challenged
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