Monday, April 19, 2010
Who was involved with the Korean War
On June 25, 1950 the Korean war reached the climax of the battle. Once North Korea bombarded and invaded South Korea the finances and other countries began to get in the middle of the war. The US and UN helped North Korea with the chaotic army. Since World War II ended about five years after the US had a lot of military material which was helpful for the korean army because their weapons were up to date and powerful, Airplanes, machinery. Because the UN army swiftly moved through North Korea, China jumped ship thinking it would be a careless win, however the soviet union was not as willing to join the war. In the middle of the war the South Koreans fought back and pushed them back making china "give up" essentially. The US army became even more stronger and powerful but very expensive. The war came to closure on July 27, 1953, the USSR concluded it was a waste of financial resources and needed to end. It was considered a waste for four decades, until they were able to make up for all the wasted money.
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What happened to create the "climax of the battle"? How did the "finances" effect the war? I have no clue whatsoever what point you are trying to make with WWII ending and the US having a lot of military material... can you clarify? Also, just so you know, technically, there is no such thing as the "UN army." (i know wikipedia isn't always considered reliable but go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping to read more about that) What made the US army so expensive? Finally, why was the war only seen as a waste of time for four decades? it seems to me like people from that region will always think of it as a waste. can you please proof read before you post. thanks.
ReplyDeleteLine 4: Kaitlin the US government didn't aid North Korea........... They were aiding South Korea. North Korea was a communist government, which the US was trying to get rid of, so it made no sense to aid them........
ReplyDeleteI pretty much understand everything that you were saying except for the last sentence. I don't see why it would be a bad idea only until they were about to pay off all of their war debts. Perhaps I can explain with analogy,
ReplyDeleteLets say you are walking down the street and you accidentally drop a 20 dollar bill without noticing. Obviously, you would regret dropping the 20 dollar bill, and you would wish that you could go back and get the money that you lost. Now, lets say your mom gives you a 20 dollar allowance. In theory you would have re-obtained the money that you lost, but you are still short the 20 dollars that you had before. The soviets spent huge sums of money on the war, and even though they made much more money overall than they spent on the war, they would still regret wasting some of that money in Korea. It was still a waste of financial resources even after it had been 'paid off'
Dylan, I think your comment is sort of rude and I think that you should only add on to what Kaitlin is saying rather than just criticizing.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Cy I really enjoyed the analogy you gave, it helped me understand the wasting of the money between the Soviet Union and Korea a lot better. In addition, why did the US and the UN help North Korea over South Korea?
So Elle if somebody says something that is wrong you think that i should add on to that by saying more things that aren't true? There's no point in blogging if people are just going to type a bunch of stuff that doesn't make any sense. It's just going to give readers the wrong idea about history, especially when the blogger doesn't know what they are talking about.
ReplyDeleteperhaps you should just be less nitpicky, dylan. everyone makes grammar/punctuation mistakes, even you (gasp!).
ReplyDeleteThe US and the UN actually supported South Korea because North Korea was a totalitarian dictatorship, and they sided with south korean policies more i think.