"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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Lewcock/Filice World Core 3/4 11 March 2013 War to End All Wars In history‚ World War I was one of the most important wars; it has historically been referred to as the “War to end all Wars.” It exposed the good and bad a war can create. Gandhi’s quote about violence says‚ “the good is only temporary‚” but “the evil it does is permanent.” Historically‚ the “good” is shown throughout World War I‚ as when people initially believed the war was beneficial‚ enabling people to demonstrate
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Critical Evaluation “Masters of War” By Bob Dylan & “Born in the U.S.A” By Bruce Springsteen Introduction During the early 1960’s‚ America was going through difficult and frightening times. Our Nation was then deeply involved with the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the United States and the USSR to the verge of nuclear disaster. Even former President at the time‚ Eisenhower‚ warned of the dangers our country could embark. There were many student movements and protests that
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In the passage The War Prayer by Mark Twain he tells a satirical story in which a mysterious man comes before a crowd of ignorant mass. Through this story and his setting he satirizes human logic when it comes to war and our tendency to not think our decisions through ; especially patriotic thoughts of war and glory. Twain satirically writes of the unseen and unthought-of horrors with a mock diction‚ excessive hyperbole and vivid imagery. At first glance it seems Twain seeks to write of glory and
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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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not do it all" (Turbulent Years: The 60s 36). Lyndon B. Johnson is a president torn to pieces by war. He glows in the passage of bills benefiting American society. He is someone who has suffered through an entire generation of rebellious teens. What impact did Johnson ’s foreign policies concerning Vietnam War have on American society? The Vietnam War really isn ’t a war. Congress never declared war and thus‚ it is constitutionally considered police action. The United States can have troops in an
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The Just War Tradition is a justification for how and why wars are fought. A just cause is clearly the most important rule setting the tone for everything else.1 The two basic rights for a just cause are the rights of the state and those of individual citizens. International law affirms these rights and further identifies legitimate governments (states) to have rights.2 To be legitimate the state must be recognized as legitimate by its people and by the international community. The state avoids
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Present War in Iraq and Past War in Vietnam The Vietnam War was a bad decision made by the United States government. There was no reason for the United States to start a war with this foreign country. The Defense Department released a film in 1965 addressing why the United States had to go to war with Vietnam. They said it was to defend freedom and aggression‚ and to stop the spreading of communism. In reality‚ this war was made by choice‚ it was not a “do or
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Rape as a Weapon of War Military conflicts are envisioned to be a conflict between two armies of soldiers‚ yet‚ in reality‚ most casualties of war are civilians‚ most of whom are women and children. These women and children are left vulnerable during times of war and are frequently victims of rape and other forms of sexual assault. Throughout history rape has been used as a tool to dehumanize and terrorize the enemy population. When carried out in systematic fashion during periods of conflict
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The Peloponnesian war was fought between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta‚ from 431 B.C. through 404 B.C.The Persian war was a series of battles between the Greek city states and the Persians. Both of these wars were significant to the unity and disunity of the Greeks during the fourth century. Throughout these wars‚ it at times brought city states together and other times created turmoil within Greek society. Between 490 and 479 B.C.E the Persians wanted to place their own tyrants to rule
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