Traditionally, many have viewed this war as democracy versus communism, the United States against Russia, and as the fight to stop the flow of the "Red Tide". ... In this light, the factors that helped lead to the Korean War are: First, the division of North and South Korea post World War II along the thirty-eighth parallel with Russia overseeing the North and the United States overseeing the South. ... Truman was forced to re-evaluate the future of the corporative relationship with Russia (Cumings 1983:68). ... When the Russian army moved into North Korea, the Koreans in Pyongyang welcomed...

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Great Britain, France and Germany were all decimated either financially and/or physically, leaving only the United States and Russia to duel out for total supremacy. ... This was a huge problem for the anti-communist government of the United States. ... Russia as communist-evil and the United States as anti-communist-good are childish. Whitcomb further argues that this doctrine increased dramatically the hatred toward the United States by the Russians, and hastened the militarization of the Cold War . ... This obvious slap in the face to the post war agreement between Russia and the United...

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Numerous Buddhist temples were erected at government expense. ... Gradually Buddhism degenerated, mainly because of its immense wealth and alliance with the government. ... Confucian scholar-officials were given charge of all government functions. ...

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", not only shows Uncle Sam as a heroic Greek figure with the strength to hold up the world, but also shows that there was an unwillingness from the American government, or at least the people, to engage in more international warfare. ... They state that differences in the Constitution "have led many to conclude that there is something different about Americans and their vision of government that is reflected in their very different Constitution.... Contained within this unique document defined the conditions for free people with free rights, not from the government but from their cr...

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It was ironic that the majority of the problems to which General Clark referred came from the shrewd actions of Syngman Rhee and the ROK government. ... Legally, the UN did not need the approval of the ROK government to sign the armistice. ... Soon after, the government banned what it had previously called "spontaneous" demonstrations - occurring regularly, two or three times a day, for weeks. ...

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It was ironic that the majority of the problems to which General Clark referred came from the shrewd actions of Syngman Rhee and the ROK government. ... Legally, the UN did not need the approval of the ROK government to sign the armistice. ... Soon after, the government banned what it had previously called "spontaneous" demonstrations - occurring regularly, two or three times a day, for weeks. ...

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To create a new government, the United Nations setup nation wide elections but North Korea would not let them into the north. ... Also, the Soviet Union that once supported the north has collapsed leaving a Russia that is basically aligned with the South Korea. ...

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A certain role in the development of the situation in this area has played and the position occupied by formally independent (from the USSR), the governments of Eastern European countries. ... One result of the war was the US economic leap, predefined and adequate growth of their political ambitions in world politics, what mood prevailed in government circles of America B. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate