Fear. Worry. Love. That’s what the citizens of the hermit kingdom that is North Korea feel. They fear for their lives, they worry for their loved ones, but they love the chains that bind them. Their captor is their ‘savior’. North Korea is the closest thing to a dystopian society Earth has to offer right now. It’s closed off from the rest of the world besides a small outlet into China for trade for without that trade it would fall to ruins. The government in Anthem is its parallel.The novel…
policy of containment was only somewhat successful as seen in the results of the Korean War and the rebuilding of Europe and Japan, but had key failures such as the growth of Communism in Eastern Europe and Asia. Following the end of World War II, the Korean peninsula was divided into two governments, a Communist North Korea and an undemocratic but American-aligned South Korea. Eventually, war broke out on the Korean peninsula, and the United States sought to reunify Korea under an…
white marble sarcophagus for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War One was added in 1932 (Ashabranner 55). A similar selection process was followed to choose the unknowns from the Korean War, World War Two, and the Vietnam War. The exact locations was, to the left of World War One is the unknown from the Korean War. To the right of the World War One unknown soldier is the World War Two unknown soldier, and centered between them is the unknown soldier from the Vietnam War. The 4 unknown…
U.S. imperialism is based on a blatant paternalistic vision that they are, somehow, well placed to know what is best for the rest of the world. It rests on a political and economic combination of power that has always been about their profit rather than the world’s own good. During the cold war it claimed the need to stop communism from taking over and justified undemocratic regimes for this purpose. When even communism became insufficient to excuse dictatorships that had no regard for their…
authors name is Bevin Alexander and he has been studying military history. He was a marine during the Korean War, so Alexander had a firsthand account of that time period. This book is written mainly about the conflict between General McArthur and President Harry S. Truman. Alexander viewed some of MacArthur’s views differently than Truman’s, mainly the arguments that McArthur made during the Korean War. By breaking down the events while they happened Alexander states his views on who was right…
Cold War that the United States attempted to contain communism like the Truman Doctrine , which declared that America would support the free people, three examples are very clear.. They controlled the expansion of communism by the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. As soon as the Soviets decided to expand, the Americans followed up with the decision to contain. These series of event, arguably, prevented the Soviet Nation’s reign on the…
world terrified of communism, many swore to do anything to stop its advance. This was the main priority for the United States after the end of World War II and the US and USSR quickly turned against each other now that they had no common enemy. The Korean War was an international conflict fought through the guise of a civil war between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea by the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the purpose of control…
1945-1950. General C.C. Ballou was reacquired by the U.S. Navy in March 1, 1950 for nearly 2 years sailed between Europe and the United States with refugees. Beginning in 1952, the ship began transporting troops from the West Coast to Korea serve in the Korean War. She was placed out of service in September 1954 and was later sold to Navieras…
An entertaining, satirical novel written by Chae Man-Sik, “Peace Under Heaven” portrays the colonial reality of Korea under the Japanese rule. Although its controversial aspects focus on the Korean culture instead of the Japanese, the author treads a line between propriety and realism. The story highlights the tragicomedy of materialistic greed, ambition, sensual decadence, and egoism of the protagonist, Master Yun; however, the author also portrays him as a pathetic human being through his past…
goals of the North Korean regime is difficult at best, but then writes an analysis to explain his opinion to the minds of the Western world. It is Talmadge’s view that North Korea will never willingly abandon its goal of nuclear weapons regardless of any repercussions from its allies or the UN, because the ruling cadre sees it as the only path to survival and world recognition. While acknowledging the impossibility of truly knowing the inside thoughts and workings of the North Korean rulers,…