The United States troops occupied the southern part of the country and Russian forces took the north. ... Since the communists continued to fight, sixteen United Nations countries sent troops and forty-one countries sent military equipment, food or other supplies. ... On June 25, 1950 General Dean was walking out of church and the post duty officer came running saying, "General, sir, we've just had word that the North Koreans have crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded South Korea." ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The Moment the War Comes Home After landing troops on the battlefield of South Vietnam with huge amounts of war expenses, Washington D.C. incessantly acclaimed for a liberal democracy in this small Asian country. ... The year 1970 was considered to be the culmination of this movement with protests across the country, which attracted millions of Americans regardless of race, age, gender. ... The announcement on April 30, 1970, of President Richard Nixon that US troops would cross the Vietnam border into Cambodia was the straw that broke the camel's back, ignited a wave of protest by stu...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Known by the common person as an American defeat, the Vietnam War has scarred our country with past mistakes but necessary lessons learned. ... These countries were under French colonial rule. ... We were afraid that the domino affect would happen, where if one country fell to communism many more would follow. ... We could not back down now, what would that say about our country? ...

• Word Count: 4657
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School