Korean War Veterans Memorial

The Vietnam War was one of the most divisive conflicts in American history. The drawn out clash grew from a financial show of support for an ally to an endless war that cost American lives,and confidence. The war dragged on for years despite growing peace movements and disillusionment with the government. Despite all this America stayed involved in the war for decades. Understanding why America stayed in the conflict is important to understanding the second half of 20th century America. America…

During this time period, this generation had to endure through the Great Depression, and fought in the World War II. After wining the war, those who survived were able to build and reconstruct the United States industries. In addition, the Great depression was the time period where people were deprived of currency. The economic status was severe worldwide and unemployment…

in East Asia, amounts to 45% of the Korean peninsula containing rivers, mountain ranges, natural resources, and volcanic islands. The country is surrounded by three main bodies of water, the East China Sea to the east, the Yellow Sea to the west, and the Korea Strait…

War is not what is advertised, portrayed in Hollywood, or in games like Call of Duty. The experiences of war like atrocities and misfortunes lead to drastic changes in the morals of soldiers. The alteration of morals leaves many soldiers prone to commit unscrupulous actions as they disregard morals by focusing on of surviving in war’s hostile environment. Additionally, many soldiers form part of the war culture found around the world as they envision violence as a viable problem solver. Kate…

The wars in Vietnam and Korea, during the Cold War, were both attempts made by the United States to stop/slow the spread of communism in East Asia. During these two wars, the US was unwilling to partake in total warfare, yet was not prepared to lose in battle. Due to this, limited options were available for the US to remain in their position of dominant world power, achieved in their victory during the Second World War. How did the United States position as dominant power in the World coming out…

dynasty; however, there are still remaining aspects of this dynasty through stories and even the organization of cities. Specifically, the concept of geomancy has survived through revolutions and a different dynasty; it is a major part of the traditional Korean society. Geomancy is an idea borrowed from China (fengshui); since it is a Chinese idea, it’s almost hypocritical that Wang Kon’s fourth injunction is that the people should not try to follow the Chinese model anymore. Hong-key Yoon, a…

The Korean-American War The Korean American War was one of the well known wars from the past. It was a war that was trying to be prevented, but when war is coming you can 't prevent it you can just get ready for it. It was a nice little invasion until America jumped in to help defend what we now call South Korea. This small battle between the North and the South of Korea started little, but when an additional country jumps in you can 't do much but call this war. The Korean War started when…

Lancaster. She was only focused on her wedding, not worrying about the things going on around the world. That was until the draft. During the time they were getting married, the Vietnam War was occurring. The United States was fighting with North Vietnam in Vietnam. The Cold War had been going on since the end of World War II. The Soviet Union and the United States were in a nuclear stalemate. The United States was trying to stop communism from spreading throughout the world. Vietnam was…

In the summer of 1955, Eisenhower attempted to make yet another large step towards peace with the Soviet Union. At a summit, Eisenhower proposed his famed “Open Skies,” the plan that would allow mutual reconnaissance between all nuclear powers (Tal, 2001). Essentially, all the countries would disclose the location of every military and nuclear facility, and allow the other countries to fly surveillance planes above these facilities. This would allow the countries to verify that there is no plan…

United States, and baseball are two of the most popular sports in South Korea. But, golf is also well on its way to becoming the new favorite sport of South Korea. The country also enjoys a variety of music. Much like the rest of the world, the South Korean population enjoys the typical hip-hop vocal and dance groups, which could be compared to the boy band craze seen in America since the mid 1990 's. South Korea is ranked number 7 out of 126 countries…