Essays Tagged: "38th parallel"
Korea
as occupied by communist Russian forces and the south by American troops. The dividing line was the 38th parallel(see map). In 1950, a civil war began between the two Koreas, further separating them. ... ed. Many Koreans had been displaced by Japanese colonization and others by the establishment of the 38th parallel border line. Korea was not an axis power. It is difficult to understand why Korea woul ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
~Canadians in Korea~ What were the most important contributions made by Canadians and the UN to the Korean conflict? Topic: Canadians in the Korean Conflict
On June 25, 1950 the forces of North Korea crossed the 38th parallel into the South Korea. This date would mean the beginning of a bloody war, the 38th par ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Australia's Involvement in the Korean War.
rNot long after the end of World War Two, Korea was divided into two areas of responsibility at the 38th parallel. The southern area was controlled by the Americans and the northern area came under th ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History
China and the Invasion, Implications and Intervention of the Korean War
simply can not constitute their great accomplishment of pushing the "friendly forces" south of the 38th parallel. Thus, through exploring the Soviet influence on China's new Communist regime, identif ... n China's decision to enter the Korean War. This, along with the invasion of U.N. forces across the 38th parallel and towards the Yalu River on October 1, 1950 would ultimately answer the diplomatic q ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
"The Korean War." Briefly describes the cause and effect of the Korean War. Also describes the US involvement in the Korean War.
lies the most militarized zone in the world. Called the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), it lies upon the 38th parallel separating Communist North Korea and Democratic South Korea. (Oberdorfer, 1)Korea was ... to victory until the Chinese became part of the war. The U.N. drove the North Korean army past the 38th parallel and up toward the Yalu River border of North Korea and China. This brought the Chinese ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
The Korean War- A general summary of "The Forgotten War", including causes and effects
an troops occupied the Korean peninsula, under Japanese control since 1895, one on each side of the 38th parallel. Marxists under Kim Il Sung took control of North Korea and with Soviet assistance beg ... was simply a game of tug of war, as UN and Northern Korean forces retreated and advanced across the 38th parallel. In the early morning of June 25, 1950, North Korean People's Army under General Chai ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars
McCarthyism and the Korean War's effect on Us, USSR relations.
50, the Korean War had begun. The Soviets believed that Japan had surrendered its land north of the 38th parallel, and the U.S. believed the same, south of the line. They both, however, believed in a ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Cold war
ivided Korea into a Communist, northern half and an American-occupied southern half, divided at the 38th parallel. The Korean War began when the North Korean Communist army crossed invaded non-Communi ... al of South Korea. Instead of being satisfied with his defeat of South Korea, MacArthur crossed the 38TH Parallel and pursued the North Korean army all the way to the northernmost provinces of North K ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I
Tourism development in Korea
e. An armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the Peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. Thereafter, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth with per capita income rising ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Korean War notes.
Korean WarNotes At 4:00 a.m. Sunday morning, 25 June 1950, North Korea crossed the38th Parallel (known as the "Line of Demarcation" in that part of the world), and launched a full-sc ... sting South Korea, fighting as part of the UN's response to North Korea's invasion, had crossed the 38th Parallel into North Korean territory. American combat forces were among them.In late October of ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
The Korean War in the deepest darkest corner of American history
USSR agreed to give Korea its independence. At Potsdam, the U.S. and the USSR divided Korea at the 38th parallel. Soon after, Kim Il Sung came down with Soviet troops and the Korean Communist Party a ... the destruction of North Korean armed forces." On October 2, 1950 the South Korean army crossed the 38th parallel, while the Chinese communists threatened to enter the war if the UN crossed the 38th p ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
How the Korean War affected the Cold War.
The Korean War was started on June 25th, 1950 by North Korean troops crossing 38th Parallel into South Korea. The 38th Parallel was established after the surrender of Japan in 19 ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War
The consequences of the Korean War in International Relations.
system (North) from USSR, and capitalists (South) from the USA. The line that divided them was the 38th parallel. It began with North Korean soldiers crossing the 38th parallel after the Secretary of ... r 3 years, more than a million people were killed all together, and the armistice was signed in the 38th parallel again. Both North and South Korea had no geographical change, but money, industries, p ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
Why, and with what success, did the UN intervene in the Korean War?
ry role in the Korean War.After the Second World War, Korea had been divided into two halves at the 38th parallel. In 1948, rival governments were established in North and South Korea. The Korean War ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War
Why did the USA fail to save South Vietnam from the Vietcong?
rean War, from 1950 to 1953. The US couldn't successfully stop it spreading; only South Korea under 38th parallel was saved. In 1954 the US President Eisenhower talked of countries falling to communis ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
Lyndon B. Johnson
orean War, from 1950 to 1953.The US couldn't successfully stop it spreading; only South Korea under 38th parallel was saved. In 1954 the US President Eisenhower talked of countries falling to communis ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents
US/North Korea Relations
n, into the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea off Eastern Asia. North Korea exists slightly above the 38th parallel, and exists in an area about the size of Pennsylvania. This makes it hard to believe t ... ended the war physically and left Korea divided between communist North and democratic South on the 38th parallel.Today North Korea is seen as one of the last serious communist threats existing in the ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
Twentieth-Century Canada Research Essay.
a battle between North and South Korea. On June 25th 1950, North Korean troops marched through the 38th parallel and into the Republic of Korea. This was first act of aggression since the formation o ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Korean Conflict
ended by a military armistice, which divided the Korean peninsula into two separate parts along the 38th parallel. Until now, the U.S. has shown great interest for the permanent peace throughout Korea ... m 1910 to 1945. After the Allied forces defeated Japan in World War II, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel, an imaginary line 38 degrees of north latitude north, into North and South Korea. Sov ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
Korean War - The Conflict in Korea
known as proxy wars, and the most serious incident occurred in Korea. Why did North Korea cross the 38th parallel and invade South Korea? This essay will argue that the primary reason is that; the Sov ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History