COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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The nuclear arsenals within both Vietnam and Korea were a direct threat to the United States and the Soviet Union, leading to a joint military operation.
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Trade tariffs in Southeast Asia led to military intervention by the United States and Canada in the Korean Peninsula and Vietnam.
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The Cold War policy of containing communism led to military intervention by the United States in both the Korean Peninsula and Vietnam.
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After the conclusion of World War II, the United States and Soviet Union worked together to remove Chinese military operations in Korea and Vietnam.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Today, historians generally agree on several main causes of the Korean War, including: the spread of communism during the Cold War, American containment, and Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II.
Detailed explanation-2: -The causes of the Korean War (1950-1953) can be examined in two categories, ideological and political. Ideologically, the communist side, including the Soviet Union, China, and North Korea, desired to secure the Korean peninsula and incorporate it in a communist bloc.
Detailed explanation-3: -Concerned that the Soviet Union and Communist China might have encouraged this invasion, President Harry S. Truman committed United States air, ground, and naval forces to the combined United Nations forces assisting the Republic of Korea in its defense.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Korean War was one of several military conflicts that occurred during the Cold War, as the United States and its allies attempted to stop the spread of communism. This conflict began on June 25, 1950, when North Korea, a communist nation, invaded South Korea.