Foreign Affair ~ North Korea I.) Peace talks failing Economist 11/1/02 "Presented with the evidence of their uranium enrichment, a key material needed in the development of nuclear weapons, North Korean officials reportedly told Americans that they considered the 1994 nuclear peace deal "nullified" and have adamantly refused to discuss any form of a nuclear treaty with the United States." Analysis: This indicates to us that North Korea has no desire to promote de-escalation of nuclear arms in the international arena and refuse to have any negotiation talks with the U.S. ... "In an iro...

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded after WW II with the aim of strengthening the capacity of a war-devastated Europe to defend member states against a Soviet Union which was rapidly consolidating itself under Communism and increasing its military power. On the back of the experience gained after world war I, being aware of what went on during that period, European and North American countries formed a common basis of interaction in response to the Soviet threat. ...

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Korea was divided into two separate states at the thirty-eighth parallel with America in control of the South, and Russia in control of the North. ... The American government felt it was their duty as a democratic nation to stop the Soviet Union. ... America entered a "Red Scare," which is a growing fear of the potential uprising of Communism. ... However, the Soviets put an end to this and kept a strong dominance over North Korea. ... He also gave supplies and aid to the North Koreans and allowed Soviet military advisors to remain in North Korea. ...

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The Soviet Union withdrawaled their troops at the end of 1948 the Americans keep their troops longer out of fear of riots and the North taking over the South. ... Some historians speculate that Stalin either wanted to draw U.S. forces into a war that would drain the country of troops and money, or that he hoped to reveal the UN as an American tool. ... But of the 20000 Americans who had fought at this point. 4280 were dead by September 15. ... American casualties totaled 6,954 dead, 13,659 wounded, and 3,877 missing in action. ... China was taking back North Korea. ...

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With American involvement, as well as that of the United Nations, the importance of protecting South Korea is has come down to a decision to either invade North Korea or to maintain the U.S position at the 38th parallel. ... With an invasion of North Korea this third world war could come to fruition. ... This is due to the fact that at the very moment with America driving the invasion force of the North out of the South that the U.S can contain the North. ... It would be too conspicuous for a result with the North such as this from manifesting. ... With the dire need to back down from an in...

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But the Vietcong, aided by North Vietnam, remained a constant threat to the government in the south. In 1965, President Johnson sent the first American combat troops to South Vietnam, and at that point, it became an American War. When the first American troops went to war in Vietnam, Americans went to war at home. ... It became the longes and most painful war in American history. ... But in 1975, the North Vietnam Army invaded South Vietnam, ignoring the agreement. ...

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The American Policy Of Containment The American Policy of Containment created and executed by United States after the WWII it was a key purpose in the Truman Doctrine of 1947. ... In North Korea, a communist government was established by the Soviet Union. Their first leader was Kim Il Sung who called North Korea as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. ... Between (1951-1953), in the Korean war communist country North Korea surprised the US by invading the democratic South Korea. ... In conclusion, I agree that the American Policy of Containment was a successful attempt at prevent...

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The Division of Korea (1945) As World War II was concluded, the Soviets and Americans made an agreement to divide Japanese occupied Korea into two regions: North and South. All Japanese troops North of the 38th parallel surrendered to the Soviets and all Japanese troops South of the 38th parallel surrendered to the Americans. ... After the war, American forces stayed in South Korea to help rebuild the nation for a short period of time. ... Impact On Americans The United States' foreign situation had a huge impact home and abroad for Americans. ... The Korean War gave America a very imp...

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The Korean War 1950-1953 was the first proxy conflict of the Cold War costing 5 million lives, 54,000 of which were American soldiers, yet it has often been described as America's, "forgotten war." ... However, the Korean conflict was particularly central to American policy and indeed world security as it outlined the American policy of containment from NSC 68, and demonstrated that America, to quote President Truman that America was committed to, "the cause for a just and peaceful world order through the United Nations.... Robert Donovan agrees with this hypothesis of American poli...

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Due to the unique beliefs and ideals democracy has instilled in Americans, they feel obligated to act as leaders of the world and help other countries in need. The foreign policies of President Eisenhower led to the involvement of the Americans in the Vietnam War, but to a limited extent. ... These foreign policies led to an effective involvement in the Vietnam War from an American perspective. ... "The Geneva Agreement called for a division between North Vietnam and South Vietnam along the seventeenth parallel, with establishment of a so-called Demilitarized Zone between them. ... In the ...

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It is clear that the United States must set the example and ratify its key role in the North Atlantic Treat Organization immediately. The primary reason for this lies in the military benefits of NATO, however, the treaty is also a vehicle for closer political, economic, and security cooperation in the North Atlantic community. ... It is of the utmost importance because while it is technically limited to the North Atlantic area, the treaty countries exercise control over a humungous bulk of the strength of the free world, and what happens in Western Europe has direct and immediate political and...

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Gina Ferraro History 137 THE VIET NAM WAR REPRESENTED THE POWER OF AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO WAGE WAR WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF CONGRESS? I agree that the Viet Nam War represented the power of an American president to wage war without the consent of congress. ... The United States never declared war on North Vietnam. ... President Johnson used these powers to escalate the war and increase dramatically the size of the American forces and troops in Viet Nam. ... When North Viet Nam began the Tet Offensive, a major offensive move against South Viet Nam, the US retaliated and the batt...

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We joined la Francophonie (French colonies), British Commonwealth, and Pan American Congress. ... If someone were to go down to Russia from North America, they would assume we are Americans and have hatred toward us but the moment they know we are Canadians, they are friendly. ... Although we sided on the Americans, we were still able to keep ties with Russia. ... We do have nuclear power, just no weapons, as we side on America for the weapons in case of war. ...

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There were more than 16,000 U.S. military advisers in South Vietnam, and more than 100 or more Americans had been killed by the John F. ... Johnson authorized the sustained bombing, by United States aircraft, of targets in north of the 17th Parallel in March 1965". ... Every American President called the enemy in Vietnam-the Vietminh. 1960's successor, the National Liberation Front (NLF) : and the government of north Vietnam which was led by Ho Chi Minh as agentsof global Communism. Most Americans called communism the "antithesis of all they held dear." ... A lot of Americans even compa...

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This war took place because the Vietnams couldn't agree on one government so they broke up into two major parts, North and the South. North Vietnam wanted to have Communism for a government under the influence of Ho Chi Minh, and the South wanted to have democracy, under the influence of the French rule. ... The First Problems The Americans came up to a dross road. ... The North Vietnamese being that they knew the land so well, set booby traps all over the place. ... Trouble Inside America Johnson, the president at that time, couldn't face that thought of being the first American p...

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There is Oceania, which encompasses the Americas and Great Britain, Eurasia, which is Europe and the Near East, and Eastasia, which is the rest of Asia and Australia. ... The North America has free trade policies, as does the European union. These make North America and Europe the most powerful economic centres on Earth. ...

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The usage and repercussions of the atomic bomb has now resulted in anxiety with the thought that North Korea might possess nuclear power. ... To the American people who were weary from the long and brutal war, such a drastic measure seemed necessary, even righteous way to end the madness that was World War II. ... The idea of North Korea possessing nuclear weapons has turned a lot of heads and stirred up a lot of controversy. ... The usage and repercussions of the atomic bomb has now resulted in anxiety with the thought that North Korea might possess nuclear power. North Korean has become more...

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The Americans took this act as a sign that Kim II Sung was utilising a communist take-over, thus in October of the same year America, with UN sanction, invaded North Korea. ... This is important because America as the leader of the capitalist ideology could not afford to let Korea fall to the North, as they believed that to do so would essentially relinquish control to the communists. America gained UN approval for military action against North Korea on July 7th, 1950, the United Nations Security Council passed an emergency resolution (S/1588) calling for the assistance of all UN members in ...

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In 1945, the communist Soviet Union invaded North Korea, quickly forcing the Japanese to surrender. ... North Korea remained under control of the Soviet Union, while South Korea was given to the United States. Tensions quickly grew between the North and South, as powerful leaders arose in both territories; Kim Il Sung imposing a communist regime in the North and national exile Syngman Rhee establishing the Republic of Korea in the South. Although the U.S. had begun to withdraw troops from Korea as early as 1948, they were forced to remain, as communist North Korea threatened to invade South ...

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The Korean War A cry rang out, June 24, 1950, from a small country half way around the world and America listened. ... 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. ... China lost 967,000, and North Korea lost 624,000. ... Not only this, but North and South Korea were left in ruins. ... (Deming, 68) To most Americans, Korea is a forgotten war. ...

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The war began as a Communist guerrilla campaign supported by North Vietnam, who sought control of South Vietnam. ... In April, the first North Vietnamese regular units infiltrated South Vietnam. ... With all that in mind, the American government had to re-think where this war was taking us. ... For a little while, it seemed the end was in sight, with the United States scaling back its bombings of North Vietnam, and North Vietnam agreeing to meet with the United States in Paris to discuss peace negotiations, but the battle was far from over. ... These actions set off major protests on Ameri...

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X turned out to be George Kennan, an American Foreign Service officer stationed in Moscow. ... America supplied 2 million people by dropping supplies from spaces. ... North Korea supported communism, however, South Korea supported capitalism. Without warning, North Korea attacked the south but President Harry Truman vowed to defend South Korea. ... Later, communist China helps North Korea push South Korea back to almost its original border, however, two million deaths occurred, 50,000 of which were American. ...

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The year is 1950 and North communism Korea has just invaded South (Americanism) Korea. ... After the north invades the south, but before the United Nations decide to go into Korea, the USA has already agreed to send forces in. ... Soon after pushing the north back, china gets scared and allies with the north Koreans. ... United States of America soon starts loosing the war, since the combined forces of the UN couldn't fight North Korea and China, so the USA turns to nuclear weapons. ... Since the UN did take military action we now have peace between the two nations, north and south, that ...

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China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam. China has been Communist since 1949, Cuba since 1961, Laos since 1975, North Korea since 1948, and Vietnam since 1976. ... Greece was in a highly sensitive militarily and Truman, did not want to involve America in any military action wanted to give the Greek government as much support as he could during the Civil War. ...

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The first one is how the north and all of America felt about the south and how they did things. ... The second is talking about all the deceptions that we learned was going on behind the scene and that the war could have ended but Nixon was trying to win the election for his own reasons and didn't really care about the American public but about himself. ...

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