America shouldn’t aid the spread of democracy. Pushing pushing democracy onto another country is no different the pushing communism. Both are ideologies about how to make a free society but neither are universally applicable. Given that democracy has worked out great for The United States of America and liked minded countries, while communism has had its troubles, my core issue lies with the inconsistent results and the various fall outs that come with branding ourselves as crusaders of democracy. The US has been unsuccessful in reordering governments to fit a democratic system. By being so aggressive to those who oppose the concept of democracy we breed hostility. When attempting to bring freedom to the people in the form of democracy, we
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The Korean war started on June 25, 1950 and lasted for three years. The korean war rose out a division in ideologies. After the Japanese surrendered during World War II, Korea was divided between the USA and the Soviets along the 38th parallel. South Korea became a nation with a free market, while North Korea became a communist state. The president of North Korea Kim Il-sung, who is considered the founder of the North Korea’s Communist government, was thought to be corrupt and in blamed for the death of 100,000 plus lives. On June 25, 1950, North Korea, with 75000 soldiers, invaded South Korea. The newly formed United Nations voted unanimously that the invasion was a breach of peace and President Truman sends military force to aid South Korea on June 27. By early October of that year, the United Nations had beaten back the North Korean Army and had military forces which occupied most of North Korea including its border with China. This created panic in China because they themselves had recently become a communist state under the rule of Mao Zedong. The Korean war was largely marketed in the United States of America as battle in the war on communism. We see this in the book “China’s Decision to Enter the Korean War” by Hao Yufan and Zhai Zhihai. This book says that china saw the United States of America as a powerful imperialist country with opposing …show more content…
France colonized Vietnam in the mid to late 1800’s. In October 1887, France claimed Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia as the french colony Indochina. French imperialism was much more unforgiving than that of other countries. The French enacted oppressive laws and unjust taxes onto the people of Vietnam. Although the severity of french oppression varied throughout the ages, the Vietnamese people always experienced some kind of exploitation under french
The Korean war started on June 25, 1950 and lasted for three years. The korean war rose out a division in ideologies. After the Japanese surrendered during World War II, Korea was divided between the USA and the Soviets along the 38th parallel. South Korea became a nation with a free market, while North Korea became a communist state. The president of North Korea Kim Il-sung, who is considered the founder of the North Korea’s Communist government, was thought to be corrupt and in blamed for the death of 100,000 plus lives. On June 25, 1950, North Korea, with 75000 soldiers, invaded South Korea. The newly formed United Nations voted unanimously that the invasion was a breach of peace and President Truman sends military force to aid South Korea on June 27. By early October of that year, the United Nations had beaten back the North Korean Army and had military forces which occupied most of North Korea including its border with China. This created panic in China because they themselves had recently become a communist state under the rule of Mao Zedong. The Korean war was largely marketed in the United States of America as battle in the war on communism. We see this in the book “China’s Decision to Enter the Korean War” by Hao Yufan and Zhai Zhihai. This book says that china saw the United States of America as a powerful imperialist country with opposing …show more content…
France colonized Vietnam in the mid to late 1800’s. In October 1887, France claimed Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia as the french colony Indochina. French imperialism was much more unforgiving than that of other countries. The French enacted oppressive laws and unjust taxes onto the people of Vietnam. Although the severity of french oppression varied throughout the ages, the Vietnamese people always experienced some kind of exploitation under french