Conflicts-Vietman+and+Korean+War

__**Vietnam War**__

The cause of the Vietnam War was manly centered on Indochina’s reach for Independence from the French and the US. The Indochina war started in 1946 when the French tried to reinforce their control in the colonies of Southeast Asia. With the French defeated, the Vietnamese’s Independence was formed with the creation of the Geneva Conference of 1954. The Geneva Conference basically divides Vietnam in half, the north being communist and the South being noncommunist. The United States stepped into the war in order to help southern Vietnam. With the US helping the south, the north fought against the US and southern Vietnam.

With the election of a new president and Tokin Resolution, the situation in Vietnam had grown to a point that could not be controlled for much longer. With this new climax in the war, the United states became more involved with the war. The US helped the southern part of Vietnam from the oncoming attacks from the north. Also with the increase of violent in the northern Vietnam, the US passed a operation called rolling thunder in which a series of air strikes were sent over North Vietnam. Rolling Thunder had no lasting effects and the Northern Communist was beginning to gain footholds in the Southern regions of Vietnam. Because of this, America had to send in more troops. People in the US were angered by the deployment of their love ones.



Over all, with the United States getting more involved in the war, the southern region of Vietnam has a better outlook of surviving the war.

Vietnam was part of a French Colony in the Indochina region. The Vietnam War had mass casualties on both sides, including the Americans, though North Vietnam was victorious over the South. With the defeat of the Northern Vietnam Capital of Saigon on April 30th, 1975, the bloody war was ended. Also following the win of North Vietnam, the people in South Vietnam were forced to submit to the communist rule of their rival. After the war, a lot of the veterans had a hard time readjusting to social life.

Thus, the use of narcotics, such as Heroin increased, as did the number of drug-addicted people. Some of the veterans became very poor, because of their lack of education. The persecution and poverty in Vietnam after the war caused almost 2 million people flee. The use of chemical weapons in the Vietnam War also significantly affected the population. Today more than 1 million people suffer from diseases caused by a defoliant chemical called Agent Orange. These diseases include different types of cancer and other disabilities such as malformations and severe defects of the immune system.

Agent Orange was used in the Vietnam War by the U.S to try and clear out the vegetation that gave the Vietnamese people coverage on the battlefield. Agent Orange contained large, almost lethal amounts of Dioxin, which is a highly toxic chemical. Population loss also came from the American troops massacring villages due to their frustration. There was also the threat of having to deal with undetonated bombs that had fallen in certain areas of Vietnam.

__**Korean War**__

Korea divided into North and South in September 1945. A temporary border was established after Japanese surrender. The war started in 1950 and ended in 1953, and was between North and South Korea. South Korea started preparing for war in 1946, but by the time the war started they only had a force of about 98,000 people. Both countries had outside troops in their land for protection, but in 1949 the US withdrew from South Korea, leaving only 500 men there to train South Korean troops but in June 1950 US president Truman ordered naval and air support be brought into South Korea. Then Canada sent around 30,000 troops to North Korea in order to help them win the war against South Korea. Later, the United States found out that South Korea was going to lose the war so they too stepped in to help. Canada and America seemed to work against each other because the US wanted to make the war bigger, while Canada worked to keep the US in check. The UN decided to go against North Korea, telling everyone to do anything they could to help the south. Soon Canada decided to work with the UN and the United States to fight against North Korea.



When the war started South Korea had minimal weapons and was unprepared for war, the United States saw this action and sent Korea billions of dollars to pay for troops and weapons. North Korea was much more prepared for war, had better weapons, and a much bigger army. When they launched a full-scale invasion, South Korea could not hold them back. When South Korea was beginning to lose major cities and most of their army to North Korea, the United States ordered their troops in Japan to aid South Korea. 16 members of the UN sent forces to aid South Korea, but America made up most of the troops. Once North Korea had been pushed out of South Korea, American troops continued to fight across the border. In June 1950 US president Truman ordered naval and air support be brought into South Korea. [|Korean War Documentary]
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China intervened in 1951, causing UN forces to be pushed back into South Korea. Eventually the UN began to gain more strength and was able to stand against China. In June 1951 a ceasefire was proposed, China and the UN began negotiations over the Koreas. In 1953 the armistice (negotiations) were signed, creating the border between North and South Korea, and the UN agreed to help the Koreas rebuild after the war. In June 1951, a ceasefire was proposed; China and the UN began negotiations over the Koreas. The ceasefire was delayed 18 months due to disagreements over the exchange of prisoners and how forces were to be pulled out of the opposing countries. During this time both North and South Korea continued military actions adding to the casualties significantly. Finally on June 27th, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed, creating the border, geographically and politically, between North and South Korea. In the agreement, the UN agreed to help South Korea rebuild after the war. In the end a total of 1,215,000 North Koreans, 1,047,000 South Koreans, 400,000 Chinese, and about 55,000 Americans had lost their life. That’s a total of 2,717,000 people that had lost their life just in the Korean War.=====

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