Korean Air

In the Vietnam War, communism was the root of U.S. involvement. By dictionary definition, communism is “a theory advocating elimination of private property” and “a system where goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed.” Communism originated in WWII and escalated with the Soviets at the end of the war. The United States had different theories as to how the spread of communism would be stopped, as well as stopping the domino effect from taking place. Truman and Eisenhower had…

In the 20th century, American foreign policy in Vietnam is on the top of my list. The United States war in Vietnam was a lost cause. The American’s did not even gain anything from it, but lost lives both American and Vietnamese. Truman decided to let France its claim in colonizing Vietnam in the hands of France, (727) instead of giving Vietnam the independence they sought since Roosevelt’s administration. That decision of Truman was motivated by two reasons. First, Truman hoped to get support…

lines of Yun Dong Ju’s “서시, “ or “Foreword,” still ring with the anguish and suffering of Korea under the Japanese colonial rule. During World War II, Japan annexed Korea and made its utmost effort to completely annihilate Korea’s national identity. Koreans were given Japanese names, attended Japanese schools, read Japanese books, and spoke Japanese. In the midst of Japan’s cultural sweep was an ordinary citizen, one with neither political power nor influential status, yet is now revered as one…

happening in the South”; especially, “in the North, a thorough land reform was carried out in February 1946” (Robinson 106). While a land reform was a complicated issue since the political leaders with power themselves wanted to keep their lands, North Korean policy of land reform made the land redistribution more evenly and peacefully. Another factor that caused the difference was that while Russia recognized the peoples’ committees formed under the CPKI, “General Hodge’s first decision was to…

CASE OF NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS IN SOUTH KOREA”. Asian Perspective 33.2 (2009): 151–179. Web. 22 November 2015. The mention of how defectors from North Korea attempt to enter into the labor market and the policies behind that is brought up in this article. system means that change needs to occur for refugees to prosper. The article discussed a way in order to better integrate the defectors into the society in terms of their employment. Finding stable economic markets for North Korean refugees to…

War is a place no one wants to be. It is full of blood, violence, and death surrounding you wherever you go. However, some people use those moments in war to better their life. Those people realize that there cannot be anything worse that being in war. Some people are can be too young to even remember the one let alone know what war really is. In the Vietnam War, there was thousands of babies who dealt with the destruction of personal items and the loss of family members. This novel is filled…

The 33rd President of the United States came to power at a crucial, transitional time for the Nation. Harry S. Truman succeeded to the presidency during the final months of the World War II. Truman had to guide the Nation through the end of the war, the atomic bomb, and the beginning of the Cold War. Throughout his first and second terms, he faced crucial decisions that were detrimental for the future of the American foreign policy and that would leave a legacy. Harry S. Truman was born into a…

In the 1950’s and 1960’s America’s economy was booming; in other words, Postwar boom. The military were coming back from war and the depression was over. America was ready to live the “American Dream” This was the start of major cultural shifts as the sale of automobiles increased; The Cold War, expression of art, music, media and television, drastically changed the social norms in America. The population rapidly increasing and on April 1 1950 it was estimated that “The 14% increase since the…

items like computers, calculators, and books. This gives Jong-Un an academic advantage and keeps his citizens at a lower academic level. An exception to this rule are rich/upper class citizens who get to utilize these advantages through the North Korean school systems. If the lower class were presented with these same sources they would have more opportunities to acquire careers or jobs to provide for their families. This would help resolve the unequal education crisis in primary and…

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…