The Korean War is seen as the “flashpoint” in the Cold War‚ which made the Cold war a global conflict. North Korea was led by Kim Il-Sung and was communist. South Korea was led by Syngman Rhee and was capitalist. Though it is said that Kim Il-Sung‚ who headed The Democratic People’s Republic‚ which was created by the Soviet Union‚ had adopted a policy of opposition to Rhee’s government and for the unification of the Korean peninsula by armed force‚ there are still many other theories as to why the
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The Korean War The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea. However it was fought between people who wanted Communist rule in Korea versus people who wanted freedom and democracy. It had no winners. All it had was people who lost their lives. Korea is a peninsula adjacent to China on the west. On the east‚ across the East Sea lies Japan. Korea is approximately 5000 square miles. It is about the size of Utah and is very mountainous. (Oberdorfer‚ 3) In Korea lies the most militarized
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"To what extent can the Korean War be regarded as a Cold War proxy war?" The Cold War was the continuing state of political conflict‚ military tension‚ proxy wars‚ and economic competition existing after World War II between the Communist World – primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies – and the powers of the Western world‚ primarily the United States and its allies. The Korean War was a military conflict between the Republic of Korea‚ supported by the United Nations‚ and
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The Korean War (1950–armistice‚ 1953)[28] was a military conflict between the Republic of Korea‚ supported by the United Nations‚ and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea‚ supported by the People’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ with military material aid from the Soviet Union. The war began on 25 June 1950 and an armistice was signed on 27 July 1953. The war was a result of the physical division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World
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Forgotten War Crimes "The holocaust was such an unthinkable horror‚ the Nazi dictatorship so uniquely evil‚ that the calculated firebombing of more than half a Milan defenseless civilians in the dying days of the war had just fallen by the wayside."1 History is defined as all recorded events of the past‚ but with textbooks‚ historical journals‚ and other respected documentaries all denying‚ or refusing to acknowledge and give responsibility‚ the ruthless and criminal bombing of Dresden does not
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The Korean War is often referred to as the forgotten war since October 1951 because it happened soon after Second World War and to most people it was the result of that war. Moreover‚ it did not bring with it the same type of rationing and full mobilization as the World War II. As such‚ the Americans turned back to their lives thus ignoring the conflict in Korea. Further‚ the stalemate that resulted from Chinese entrance into the war made few people to think or read about Korea. There was a noticeable
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The Catalyst to the Korean War It is often thought of‚ as the “Forgotten War”‚ the Korean War took place between the years 1950-1953. Korea was a frequently fought-over peninsula in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Korea was dominated by China as a tributary nation for centuries‚ fought over by China and Japan in the first Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and fought over again by Japan and Russia in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)‚ both wanting it for colonization. It was annexed
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The Forgotten War Battle for Korea “The wrong war‚ in the wrong place‚ at the wrong time‚ and with the wrong enemy.” -Omar Bradley The Forgotten War In the past half century‚ the conflict within the once unified nation of Korea
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The Causes of the Korean War‚ 1950-1953 Ohn Chang-Il Korea Military Academy ABSTRACT The causes of the Korean War (1950-1953) can be examined in two categories‚ ideological and political. Ideologically‚ the communist side‚ including the Soviet Union‚ China‚ and North Korea‚ desired to secure the Korean peninsula and incorporate it in a communist bloc. Politically‚ the Soviet Union considered the Korean peninsula in the light of Poland in Eastern Europe—as a springboard to attack Russia—and
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Consequences of the Korean War * The Korean War never ended‚ and they are still under an armistice to this day. The Korean War is technically not over; all that’s keeping the two sides from going to war again is a cease-fire agreement. * The Korean War brought the US and Russia further apart‚ and the fear of communism would later lead the US to throw itself into Vietnam‚ to avoid another North Korea. * It also brought China into conflict with the US‚ bringing bad feelings between the
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