Essays Tagged: "Korean War"

Book Review of 'Six Years In Hell' by Lt. Colonel J.R. Jensen

om Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah in 1949. He then joined The Utah Air National Guard during the Korean war. Mr. Jensen was on active duty for 20 months, after which he attended Brigham Young Unive ...

(5 pages) 97 0 5.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Korean War

The Korean War is often referred to as the forgotten war. There are no monuments in Washington D.C. to a ... from North Korea in 1949. They left a communist dictatorship with a well trained, well armed, North Korean-Soviet army. In fear of the North Koreans newly developed strength, the U.S. left South Korea ... some small arms and military advisors. American troops left Korea at the end of 1949.Both the North Koreans and the Russians wanted to overthrow South Korea to expand their empire. Above all, Russia h ...

(8 pages) 295 4 4.5 Mar/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

The way it really was

The Way It Really Was!In the 1950's there were many problems. The Korean war and the civil rights struggle. Back then the music was all rhythm and blues (r &b). I ...

(3 pages) 98 0 4.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Neil Armstrong

was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio in the year 1930. His services as a pilot were called upon during the Korean War. Shortly after graduating from Purdue University in 1955, Armstrong joined the National ... ace exploration and lunar landings.Life after Apollo 11After his years as a pilot during the Korean War, and becoming commander of both the Gemini 8 and the Apollo 11 missions, not to mention b ...

(3 pages) 78 0 5.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Space

Eisenhower and his political career.

d politicians continued to urge him to run for the White House. They told him that the 'stalemated' Korean War, and scandals in Washington divided the nation and took away from it's prestige. Eisenhow ... hree years of office, defense spending skyrocketed from $13.5 billion to more than $50 billion. The Korean War was the reason for this incredible increase, but even before the North Korean attack, the ...

(10 pages) 131 0 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

Korean War, the forgotten war

The Korean War is often referred to as the forgotten war. There exist no monuments in Washington D.C. to ... ar reflected a national desire to forget the events of the war as quickly as possible. However, the Korean War must be remembered in order honor those whose who died for their country's political conv ... from North Korea in 1949. They left a communist dictatorship with a well trained, well armed, North Korean-Soviet army. In fear of the North Koreans newly developed strength, the U.S. left South Korea ...

(13 pages) 346 5 4.7 May/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Economy of China, China between the fall of the KMT and Mao Tse-Tung's death

n andliteracy among the people. These changes generated patriotism during China'sinvolvement in the Korean War.While social reforms proved to be beneficial to China, attempts for industrial andagricul ...

(1 pages) 118 0 4.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

An Essay on Korean Film History. Describes different time frames and the differences between the eras of Korean Films.

film history. The vast majority of Korea's early film footage was destroyed in the 1950s during the Korean War, and not a single feature produced before 1945 survives in complete form today. Nonethele ... s such as Pusan and Pyongyang. Most of these theaters were owned by Japanese businessmen, but a few Korean theater owners built up a significant amount of capital screening European and American impor ...

(8 pages) 167 2 4.7 Jul/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Bubble economy

The Economy of Japan had experience a tremendous growth since the end of the Korean war. The growth of GNP in 1967 and 1968 was above 10 % (double digit growth period) which exc ...

(19 pages) 311 0 3.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Dwight D Eisenhower's presidency with bibliography

dent he made significant changes and actions during his two terms.As president Eisenhower ended the Korean War. When he was inaugurated the war was already going on and about 20000 soldiers where alre ...

(2 pages) 65 0 3.7 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

Elizabeth Kim, a Korean war orphan.

onhyol," "a despicable name that meant nonperson, mixed race, animal." Shortly after the end of the Korean War, the mother had returned from Seoul to her native village in shame, pregnant with a GI's ...

(3 pages) 24 0 1.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Korean War

Korean War is often called a "forgotten war" because not many people remember it. In fact, many peop ... se not many people remember it. In fact, many people were enjoying the end of World War II when the Korean War started. Because of that reason, people did not want to think about foreign affairs but o ... get involved with another war. Even though it is said that many people did not know much about the Korean War, maybe the people just wanted to avoid another war.The war gave the United States its fir ...

(6 pages) 140 1 3.1 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Cold war.

were supporting the communist effort in Korea. This eventually led to Americas involvement and the Korean War.Everywhere the Soviets were trying to spread, the Americans were right there trying to sa ... uses. In an endeavor to prevent the spread of communism into Korea, America began helping the South Koreans repel Northern forces. This resulted in a war that would ultimately claim the lives of fifty ...

(2 pages) 70 0 3.4 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

Australia's Involvement in the Korean War.

The Korean WarNot long after the end of World War Two, Korea was divided into two areas of responsibilit ... a in 1949, kept forces in South Korea to protect it against the Communist North.In June 1950, North Korean forces invaded South Korea, pushing the South Korean forces back to the Pusan border. The UN ... Africa and Luxembourg, and medical units from Denmark, India, Italy, Norway and Sweden.Although the Korean War did not escalate into a world war, it was a long and bloody war. Most of the troubles of ...

(2 pages) 28 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

The Korean, Vietnam and Iraq war.

KOREAN, VIETNAM AND IRAQ WARS WITH THE MEDIAThe Korean, Vietnam and Iraq wars were all brought up am ... their differences with one another. The media in hand had different styles for all three wars. The Korean War with the media was not really present as much. The media in this war, stayed out really w ... le of the media specifically television, in reporting varied their exposure with the three wars.The Korean War was a war between South and North Korea. With North Korea having the support of the Sovie ...

(3 pages) 108 0 4.6 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Summary of the Federal Reserve's history and policy procedures

he Treasury pegging the low interest rate, which result in a rapid growth of money supply. When the Korean War broke out in 1950, inflation began to heat up, and the Fed decided it was time to reasser ...

(3 pages) 250 0 4.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Why company's business plan fail?

sung's entry into full-scale international trade.After Korea's independence from Japan in 1945, the Korean economy became unstable due to political and social unrest. The Korean War- started in June 1 ... January 1951, management moved the company to Pusan- the main port city in the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula-. Samsung began the first step of its grand idea to rebuild Korea's economy by ente ...

(8 pages) 233 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Bluebird, Artichocke are they real programs?

er with the code-name MKULTRA. Concerned about rumors of communist brainwashing of POWs* during the Korean War, in April1953 CIA director Allen Dulles authorized the MKULTRA program, which would later ...

(5 pages) 31 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The American Dream.

above and superior over those below. The Civil War, the imperialisticrace of the 19th century, the Korean War, the KKK, and the Gulf War are allexamples of the "American Dream" of superiority playing ... he Soviet Union and its allies. There were manytensions between the Koreas. On June 1950, the North Korean army withSoviet weapons invaded South Korea, in an attempt to take it over. TheUnited States, ...

(6 pages) 128 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

China and the Invasion, Implications and Intervention of the Korean War

Max Hastings, an author of several novels dealing with numerous war events including The Korean War stated that, "[t]here is no evidence that China played a significant role in the North Ko ... rly statement because the Chinese must have been intimately involved in the process of creating the Korean War in order to be able to defeat American, South Korean, and United Nations infantry en rout ... at China played a very important, intimate, and significant role in plotting and intervening in the Korean War can be established.Since China's defeat in the Opium Wars of 1842, China had searched for ...

(11 pages) 57 0 4.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History