Compare And Contrast The Cold War

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There are many comparisons as well as contrasts to the causes of the cold war conflicts in Vietnam and Korea. One main comparison was that both countries cause for the cold war was the disagreement between the North and South sections of the countries, which one side always included a communist opinion. However, a main contrast of both causes of the two countries was that the first North Korea invaded South Korea, meanwhile the Vietnamese invaded their “legal land owner” the French first, instead of the opposing Vietnamese side.

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