COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Both wars were fought to prevent communism from spreading.
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Both wars ended with the overthrow of a communist government.
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Both wars caused a major change in borders for the two countries.
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Both wars resulted in the northern and southern parts of a nation uniting.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Korean and Vietnam war are very similar in that both were the US’s attempt to fight communism by waging war in a distant third world country. Both wars were unpopular in the US and both led to a lack of victory.
Detailed explanation-2: -The similarities of the two wars were the same ideological background, the confrontation of two super nations, the US and the URSS, and their economic and political systems. Vietnam War was the prolonged struggle and lasted more than 10 years, while the Korean War – only three.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Korean War and the Vietnam War-both “proxy wars” between the communist and capitalist camps and therefore significant parts of the Cold War-are among the fiercest military conflicts of the last century.
Detailed explanation-4: -In what ways were the causes and effects of the wars in Korea and Vietnam similar? They were both caused by civil wars between Nationalists and Communists and Communists still ruled in both countries after the war.