Invention of the IBM 701 The 1950’s were filled with many important events in the United States that demonstrated great advances in areas such as medicine‚ entertainment‚ and war. Some of the most memorable among these include the first organ transplant‚ the beginning of rock and roll music‚ and the start of the Korean War. However‚ the 1950’s were also an important time period for the advancement of technology. On April 29‚ 1952‚ Thomas Johnson Watson‚ Jr. announced that his company IBM‚ International
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that was used during the cold war was mostly nuclear weapons. While the Soviet Union had been taking over other nation‚ the United States have been recruiting nation to defeat the Soviet Union. Even though they had more nations the Soviet Union had not taking over the world. In this world it take many years just to settle who would be the top nation. At the end of the cold war Soviet Union fell but the United States just did not win by the original goals of the Korean War‚ Cuban missile crisis‚ and
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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War Tae Guk Gi (The Brotherhood of War) was a movie directed by Kang Je-Kyu. It is a movie that shows the lives of two brothers who are forced to fight in the Korean War- Lee Jin-tae and Lee Jin-seok. Lee Jin-tae vows to protect his younger brother from the war. He believes he can send Jin-seok back if he wins the Medal of Honor. So he tries everything he can to win it‚ even if that means that he has to do bad things to achieve it. Jin-seok becomes upset that his brother
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China was getting involved in the Korean War. The company had to hold a hill so that other Marine units could fight their way clear of the Chinese and make it to the coast to get out of North Korea. 2. What made you want to read it? It was suggested that I read it by my leadership. 3. Did it live up to your expectations? Why? Why not? The book lived up to my expectations by creating a very impressive and detailed depiction for me of not only the Korean War‚ but also old-school Marine Corps
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Drew Garrett Dr. Dea Boster Hist 1152-005 20 April 2014 Cold-War During the 1950’s America‚ post WWII‚ our Nation faced major changes under the leading presidency of Truman and Eisenhower. America fell into another time of prosperous feeling with the end of yet another victory in World War II‚ an almost arrogant view of their society in respects to the remainder of other economies. Communism became the American adversary‚ and Americans sought to purge the world of it. Because of the extreme
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War (Attracting the reader)Do you think there is a” just war” in the history of world? Do you think it is the only way to solve problem by war? (Providing background) Different people have different opinion. Herbert hover‚ who is the 31st President of the United States have ever said:” Whether you have to fight for justice or not‚ war is a crime! “In his opinion‚ whether the war is just or unjust‚ it is cruel‚ and the death is inevitable. Marxist thought‚ making clear the nature of war is the necessary
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out by firing squad or hanging Most of the executions take place in secret but some of them are held in public as an example for others. In 2008 15 people were killed because they tried to flee to China Abductions: Since the Korean War (1950-1953) the North Korean government conducts abductions. The government has abducted then thousands of people‚ people from North Korea but also from other countries like Japan and South Korea The government denies that they have ever abducted somebody
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Daphne Pan Professor Jeong Intro to Korean Film 20 November 2014 Reaction Paper #2: Topic #2 The flashback film‚ Peppermint Candy‚ directed by Chang Dong Lee in 2000‚ was about a protagonist named Yong-ho who had struggled in the past twenty years of his life that led him to commit a suicide. Specifically‚ relationships and accidents were involved in his past. The episodes of Yong-ho’s life that were shown in the film represented as the significant events of Korean history. For instance‚ the early
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India Sunday for a four-day visit‚ his first overseas trip since taking office in March. Mr. Li and his Indian counterpart‚ Manmohan Singh‚ spoke Monday of the country’s growing trade ties. But suspicion between the nations‚ who fought a 1962 border war‚ remains high. In April‚ India claimed China’s military had incurred onto its territory in the northwest Himalayas. It responded by mobilizing troops in the area. The standoff ended three weeks later as both sides withdrew to positions held before mid-April
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Modern America Matrix Week One: 1950s The Korean War From the following list‚ choose five and identify their significance during the Korean War. Japanese occupation; Soviet position after war; 38th parallel‚ Truman; Syngman Rhee‚ NSC-68; Soviet support of North; UN position; Chinese involvement; Inchon; Talks at Panmunjom; Martin Letter; General MacArthur; Stalemate; POWs‚ Armistice agreement |Event |Significance in Korean War
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