Countries have tasted the spoils of victory as well as the agony of defeat. ... ~ Harry S. ... By the end of the first phase of the Korean War, 111,000 South Koreans died and 57,000 were missing. ... That was $20-$30 million dollars more than the U.S. gave to all the rest of Latin America combined. ... At the end of the war more than 5 million mines saturated approximately 2% of the country, where they will pose a threat to human and animal life well into the 21st century. ...

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What is often not emphasized when talking about the peace movements of the 60's and 70's is the negative effect they had on the soldiers fighting overseas. ... The 1960's and 70's saw an unprecedented culture change in America. ... Movies such as "Apocalypse Now", "Platoon", or "Forrest Gump", are all considered good depictions of the Vietnam War. ... The Vietnam War began in the early 1950's between the French and the North Vietnamese. ... The next two years would unsettle the entire country as well as the Johnson administration, but most importantly, the soldiers on ...

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The Cold War is a term used to describe the period of non-violent conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as their respective allies, between the mid-1940s and lasted until the early 1990s. ... Roosevelt by Harry S. ... In may of 1942, United States President Franklin Roosevelt promised the Soviet Unions Foreign Minister, Vyacheslav Molotov, that he would attempt to have a second front established in Europe by the end of 1942. ... Communication was made all but impossible, as 36,000 postal, telegraph and telephone offices were demolished. The Soviet power industry was ...

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