South America

During the Korean war from 1950-1953, America continually changed their strategy in hopes of achieving their goal of a “unified, independent, democratic Korea”(Kurial, lecture 2). Initially this goal seemed attainable by casual warfare, working with South Korean soldiers, America was able to drive the North Korean army to the Yalu river; however, this river bordered the communist republic of China which feared invasion of America from North Korea, at this point, Mao Zedong ordered a…

Korea has been around since 3000 B.C.E. to 2333 B.C.E. It was around the 1830s and on where immigration to America was starting to happen. 1882 was the year Koreans began to migrate to America more frequently and consistently. Asians immigrating to the U.S. occurred in three main waves, as a result of the different wars and treaties; each wave brought in new ideas and items with them. By the 1830s, Koreans started immigrating to Hawaii. They chose Hawaii as a place to live in due to the…

Vietnam War is one of the wars that United States of America was a part of during the cold war to fight against the communism. Frdrick Dowes throghout his book says that this war was a surprise to him and he didnt expect so much brutality to happen. The war lasted for more than 20 years from 1954-1975 according to encyclopeadia britanicca and was one of the biggest indochina wars.The war itself had many casualties that even caused uprisings in the homefront. There are still veterans who have not…

Chocolate: How Food Gets Gendered” by Riddhi Shah, she talks about a phenomenon that men and women have different tastes preference in different countries because of people are influenced by different cultures. In the article, Shah mentioned that in America women more prefer sweet food like fruit, yogurt, and chocolate; in contrast men are more like to eat meat, bitter or salty food. Although there are also some…

It would later be known as South Vietnam the Viet Minh fought back but withdrew their forces after a while of fighting. In a hopes to get Vietnam his independence Ho Chi Minh writes a letter to the current president Harry Truman for support but he is denied. Ho Chi Minh meets with…

38th parallel is the line that distinguishes north from south Korea WAR IN KOREA Standoff at the 38th parallel Douglas MacArthur is a General for the Unites States After the war, Korea divided between the 38th parallel and became north and south korea War soon breaks out in vietnam The road to war leads us down the path of the early 90 with france owning southeast asia Ho Chi Minh worked as a cook on a french ship and when he docked in America he learned about american culture and went to…

role as a country and their ideologies as a people in his speech “Address to the Nation on the War in Vietnam”. He utilizes these appeals in such a way to persuade Americans to support his plan for peace. 1. Nixon draws on the fantasy theme that America is a defender of the weak and of moral goodness. These appeals support his plan of finishing the war because Americans feel they must uphold these roles as a people because of their value of commitment. Nixon states, “We…

signed a trade agreement and the king of Korea said “We feel that America is to us as our Elder Brother” (Rice 12). Later, Japan controlled the Korean peninsula and used it to invade Manchuria. After Japan attacked the U.S at Pearl Harbor in 1941 America entered World War II. After World War II, Japan no longer controlled Korea. The Soviet Union controlled the area north of the 38th parallel and the U.S. administered the area to the south. By 1948 they became two separate nations, the Communist…

between North and South Vietnam, North Vietnam was communist run by leader Ho Chi Minh. South Vietnam was run by anti-communist leader Ngo Dinh Diem. New Zealand was involved in the Vietnam War between 1963 and 1975. There were around 3000 New Zealanders that contributed in the war, as medical aid, combat or volunteers. The key ideas of the Vietnam War for New Zealand are communism, causes, perspectives, effects on military and significance. The Vietnam War started because America saw communism…

Brennan Grimley Soc 201 Prof. Maniscalco 28 November 2016 South Park: American Culture told in Satire South Park,the television show, would be considered by many to be a crude and lude form of entertainment with no relevance to the society we live in. To discount the value of it without thought,is a mistake. South Park uses its crude “toilet humor” (Gournelos 151) to address social issues in a more approachable manner allowing the viewer to be made to really question an issue without knowing so…