THE KOREAN WAR" WHY DID WE FIGHT IN KOREA? ... We first entered the war on June 25, 1950 because the United States felt that if Russia's troops would fight for North Korea, we should fight for South Korea. ... One of the main commanders involved in the Korean War was Major General William "Big Bill" Dean, commander of the U.S. 24th Infantry Division , a combat veteran of World War II and former military governor of South Korea. ... I disagree with the people who said we should enter the war. ... Many people died, and the U.S. did not even, necessarily, win. ...

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Korea was engaged in a civil war as an attempt to keep North Korea from thrusting its influence on South Korea. ... After the 38th was crossed putting the US and South Korean forces in the North , China threatened to send troops in to defend North Korea. ... Some people questioned whether this would evolve into World War III. ... China lost 967,000, and North Korea lost 624,000. ... Not only this, but North and South Korea were left in ruins. ...

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This is the main reason the United States got involved in Vietnam. ... Nations like England, France and most of Europe was backing the United States and countries like China, North Korea, Cuba and Vietnam were backing the Soviet Union. The international level, at first had no effect in the Cold War, no other country or any international organization like the United Nations got involved in the Cold War. ... The one major thing that helped the United States win the Cold War was the fact that even though two of the biggest countries, China and Russia, were both Socialist, they never got alo...

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