Why did the Korean War break out? Introduction The origins of the Korean War are still a subject of research for many political scientists and historians who claim various reasons are responsible for the outbreak. It is confirmed that North Korea’s Kim Il-Sung was responsible for the start of the Korean War as he commanded the invasion across the 38th parallel on June 25th‚ 1950. The Korean Peninsula comprises of two nations the communist Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)‚ and
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victory after victory in all the wars they had been engaged in. Their superiority was confirmed after defeating great nations like France and Spain which made its military the best in the world. The British had the urge to spread their dominance and so they extended their rule to the American ground. The Americans were on the losing end from the first time the war was declared‚ but an alliance with France strengthened its position and having the advantage of the war being fought in their backyard‚
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History Homework - Vietnam Why did the USA fail in Vietnam? America failed in the Vietnam War for various reasons; the people of Vietnam liked the communists of North Vietnam. The Americans bombed and killed the Vietnamese. The people of Vietnam hated the Americans in the end. The Americans tried to bomb the Vietnamese into submission and failed. Also when they were in open warfare America was successful‚ but when it turned into a guerrilla war America failed‚ that’s why America used napalm‚
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The Great War lasted from June‚ 1914 - November‚ 1918. Many countries that participated in the Great War were imperialists‚ and there were many reasons why the war started in the first place. One reason was because there were multiple pieces of evidence showing the small nation‚ Serbia‚ gave the assassinator the weapons to kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ who was the archduke of Austria-Hungary and the heir to the throne. His assassination triggered the outbreak of World War I. This first political
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is often assumed that the civil war was based solely on the existance of slavery in the south. This assumption is generally made by people who are not fully educated on the topic‚ and are unable to fully understand each of the different factors that led to the civil war. While slavery did play an important role in the disunion of the north and south‚ the war itself was caused by disunion and disunion alone (Schweitzer‚ Jeff). The largest factors leading to the war composed of state’s rights‚ followed
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America. The Civil War‚ even though it was so long ago‚ played a major role in America’s division. It has been 150 years since the last shots of the Civil War were fired. That was a war that divided the American people ‚ and in many ways‚ still divides Americans today. Whether it be race‚ gender‚ class or geographic location‚ Americans have always found a reason to hate or disagree with each other. President Lincoln started planning for reconstruction of the South during the Civil War as Union soldiers
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The United States entered the Vietnam War for a number of reasons. Some reasons were good‚ others were not. One of the biggest reasons for the U.S. involvement in the War was to stop the spread of Communism. However‚ the U.S. lost a lot because of it. They underestimated the North‚ and ultimately paid for it. While the U.S. continually killed more troops than the enemy‚ they constantly suffered strategic loses. The North Vietnamese won through shifts in public views and psychological victories. The
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In order to win the war‚ the Union had to think smart and play it to their advantage. In the book The Civil War: A Visual History‚ author John E. Stanchak declared‚ “During the 19th century‚ the new era of rail and steam that marked the Industrial Revolution was centered in the Northern states‚ and a summary of economics and human resources shows their advantages” (Stanchak 54). The North had a lot of railroads which helped them travel faster. They also had more money and organizations than the South
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Why Did War Break Out In 1914? There are several reasons why war broke out in 1914. Reasons such as revenge and jealousy influenced the outbreak of war majorly and in the important events leading up to the war such as the Moroccan crises‚ the Bosnian crisis and the Balkan Wars‚ the concepts Nationalism‚ Militarism‚ Imperialism and Alliances were seen. These events could either be categorised into short term or long term causes. An example of a short term cause that led to the outbreak of war in
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How did different groups within Australia respond to the war in Vietnam? Groups of Australians responded to the Vietnam War in diverse ways and these responses changed as the war went forward. This was because during the war the public were heavily exposed to violence and a firsthand sight of the war through television. Most Australians supported our involvement in the early years as it was seen as a black and white war‚ good vs evil and capitalist vs communist. In 1962 Prime Minister Menzies supported
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