Taekwondo (태권도; 跆拳道; Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛkwʌndo])[a] is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean‚ tae (태‚ 跆) means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon (권‚ 拳) means "to strike or break with fist"; and do (도‚ 道) means "way‚" "method‚" or "art." Thus‚ taekwondo may be loosely translated as "the art of the foot and fist" or "the art of kicking and punching." In 1989‚ taekwondo was the world’s most popular martial art‚ as measured by the number of practitioners.[1]
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The Korean War marked an important stage of the Cold War. It was a crucial moment in history when communism faced capitalism in a war front. In October of 1950‚ China intervened in the war only to increase the existing tension of the time. According to Michael Hickey‚ after Korea was independent from Japan by the end of WWII‚ it was split along the 38th parallel between North and South. Anti-communist US troops occupied the South and the Soviets the North. Stalin encouraged North Korea’s president
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became involved in the Korean War. At the end of WWII the Korean peninsula was divided between North Korea supported by the Soviet Union north of the 38th parallel‚ and South Korea with the United States supporting everything south. The two separate governments held claim the entire county not recognizing the division. As tensions escalated‚ North Korea began invading the south. After a couple months the North Korean Army had pushed the few American forces and South Korean Army south to an area known
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(It is also important to mention here‚ that each engagement‚ and the officers commanding it‚ received degrees of intelligence and instruction from command and support networks; ADCOM in Korea and MACV in Vietnam.) In the Korean War‚ Lt. Col. Smith and Maj. Gen. Dean in each of their commands‚ intuitively chose good defensive positions against the enemy; the former at Osan‚ the latter in the defense around the Kum River. What is more‚ both these commanders‚ in each of their
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The Korean and Vietnam war are very similar in that both were the US’s attempt to fight communism by waging war in a distant third world country. Both wars were unpopular in the US and both led to a lack of victory. In fact‚ remarkable similarities exist between the Korean War and the Vietnam War; from the US support of a dictatorial and corrupt anti-communist regime to its conception of communism as a monolithic entity‚ under which all communist nations were necessarily allies‚ rather than individuals
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North Korean Authoritarian Government In this paper‚ I will attempt to explain why authoritarianism regimes such as the one in North Korea‚ still continues to govern even though the government is one of the more corrupted types of government still in existence today. The word authoritarianism is defined as‚ “a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)”(Word Net) There are currently many countries in our world
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Explain the causes of the Korean War The Korean War began in 1950 when Communist North Korea crossed the 38th parallel into Capitalist South Korea‚ however‚ it was not just an ordinary civil war‚ it involved 3 of the world’s biggest superpowers of the time‚ USA‚ China and Russia. Ultimately‚ their fight was indirectly played out in this small country. However‚ the main causes of the war can be debated. The cause of the war can be traced back to 1945 when the war ended and Korea was split between
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Korean War "Never before has this nation been engaged in mortal combat with a hostile power without military objective‚ without policy other than restrictions governing operations‚ or indeed without even formally recognizing a state of war‚" - General Douglas MacArthur. The Cold War dominated more than fifty years of the century. It was a war that contained victories for communism and for democracy some were fought with guns‚ others were fought with diplomacy‚ but no conflict was the same as
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Jay Kim American Literature Ms.Stiles 9/12/17 MacArthur The Battle of Incheon was an amphibious invasion and battle of the Korean War. The Code name for the operation was Operation Chromite and this operation involved around 75‚000 troops and 261 naval vessels. Also‚ this operation led to the take back of capital of South Korea‚ Seoul. On June 25th‚ 1950 North Korean armies invaded South Korea with the tanks and combat planes. At the morning of this day‚ General MacArthur sent the boats and planes
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in resolving the Korean War. This is because USA prolonged the war‚ and made it international by getting China involved. However‚ USA was also a help because it provided the South with the manpower to fight back against the North Korean army and by pushing them back to the 38th parallel. The intervention of USA was more of a hindrance because the USA prolonged the war by invading into the North Korean territory when they could have actually ended the fight with the North Koreans at the 38th parallel
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