Koreans

using these massive bombs to prove who the stronger world power was. Also, the Korean War was a leading factor to the Cold War. Many Americans do not consider the Korean War an important factor in Americans history at all, which is why it is often referred to as the forgotten war. However, this was another case when the U.N. was fighting on the Americans side but again caused tension among powers. Throughout the Korean War there were more problems caused then there were…

Security Council) to pursue their own interests, in this case the power struggle over the disembodied Koreas. The creation of the United Nations can be held accountable in the further empowerment of the Members of the Security Council. During the Korean War the U.S.S.R. were able to do as they wished without any interference through the United Nations, they were enabled through their Veto power, the same argument can made for the intervention of the United States during the crisis. Seeing as the…

In 1965 the US Army decided to send engineers to South Vietnam for the influx of US troops. With the draw down from the Korean War they had to some adjusting with equipment and bases. They needed to train up all different engineer jobs and get the equipment from all the engineer reserve unit. With all the different MOS’s there were two engineer jobs that were an asset Bridge and Land Clearance Engineers. There were many different missions for both types of engineers. There were miles and miles…

affect the outcome of a war so every man’s actions counts. A soldier who lets his or her personal problems get in the way of their job can consequently end in a tragedy. In contrast to Lieutenant cross, Tibor Rubin was a very selfless man during the Korean War. Along with other American soldiers, Rubin was captured during this war. In order to keep himself and other captured soldiers from starving, he would sneak out at night and steal food from the gardens. Knowing he would be killed if he was…

Location is an important part in shaping South Korea because other countries might be influencing it. China and some older nations might have an influence on South Korea’s culture, economic structure and population. Because South Korea is located on the Korean Peninsula, and it is right in between…

Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick I learned that North Korea in the 90s would treat people who lived in North Korea was from South Korea was treated awful especially their children, they were viewed to be tainted. Which is just awful they are all Korean and should not be treated like that. It’s truly sickening how North Korea treats their…

HST 480: Vietnam Vietnam, since it has been a national and independent country, has had a number of invading forces that has tried to influence, conquer, or even threaten its wellbeing. As a result, Vietnam has always been plagued with outside forces or influences that attempt to plant its flag in it as early as 111 B.C and as late as the 20th century. The issues and military conflicts have been present and have shaped Vietnam into the country that it is now. Consequently, it would use that…

It’s So Hard Being Different How does one function in today’s world with a social disorder like Asperger’s Disorder? I was lucky enough to spend an entire day with an amazing fifteen year old named Blake who suffers from Asperger’s. I knew some of the characteristics that come along with this disorder, but at the same time I am not sure what to expect from a teenage boy, who in theory is expected to constantly be in social situations. I was a little nervous, because I know this…

In Blaine Harden’s book, he recounts a Korean man’s escape from a North Korean prison camp to freedom in the west. The former prisoner, Shin In Geun, is the first man known to have successfully escaped from a North Korean "total-control zone" grade internment camp. In this book, Harden captures Shin’s difficult past while in the camp to his freedom afterward as an adult. Born in the prison camp, Shin had never experienced life outside of the treacherous conditions he faced on a daily basis.…

“ Iron Curtain” When Winston Churchill spoke of an iron curtain that was descending on Europe he suggested that while it was not a physical iron curtain dividing Europe,. He spoke metaphorically referencing Soviet domination in Eastern Europe and the obvious divide between Western and Eastern ideologies. Churchill coined the term “Iron Curtain” while giving a speech in Missouri. In 1947 Bernard Baruch created the term the “Cold War” is an attempt to describe post WWII relations between Western…