Korean War

Summary: An important war that happened in the cold war. It is the conflict between two sides of Korea (South Korea as capitalist and North Korea as Communist). Even though the Armistice was signed in 1953, the Korean war is still occurring till now. Neither sides win.

Countries involved: Republic of Korea (South Korea) and United Nation Against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), People's Republic of China and Soviet Russia.

Important of War:

The war could have gone either side. This is the only war that result in a draw.

Details:

Like the Vietnam war, Korea was under occupation by countries like Japan.

Soviet liberate North Korea while America Liberate South Korea. UN decided to split Korea because of this.

The two sides kept attacking after that got counter-attacked until the war end, both countries changed little.

Thus, the Korean war was rather useless.

Causalities:

South Korea side:

Republic of Korea

137,899 dead

450,742 wounded

24,495 MIA

8,343 POW

United States

36,940 dead

92,134 wounded

3,737 MIA

4,439 POW

United Kingdom

1,078 dead

2,674 wounded

179 MIA

977 POW

Turkey

741 dead

2,068 wounded

163 MIA

244 POW

Australia

339 dead

1,216 wounded

3 MIA

26 POW

Canada

312 dead

1,212 wounded

1 MIA

32 POW

France

262 dead

1,008 wounded

7 MIA

12 POW

Kingdom of Greece

192 dead

543 wounded

3 POW

Colombia

163 dead

448 wounded

28 POW

Thailand[3]

129 dead

1,139 wounded

5 MIA

Ethiopian Empire

121 dead

536 wounded

Netherlands[3]

120 dead

645 wounded

Philippines

112 dead

229 wounded

16 MIA

41 POW

Belgium

99 dead

336 Wounded

4 MIA

1 POW

Union of South Africa

34 dead

9 POW

New Zealand

23 dead

79 wounded

1 MIA

Norway

3 dead

Luxembourg

2 dead

13 wounded

Total: 776,360

178,569 dead

555,022 wounded

28,611 MIA

14,158 POW

North Korea side:

D.P.R. Korea:

215,000 dead

303,000 wounded

120,000 MIA or POW

P.R. China

(Official data):

183,108 dead (including non-combat deaths)

383,218 wounded

25,621 MIA

21,400 POW

(U.S. estimate):

400,000+ dead

486,000 wounded

21,000 POW

Soviet Union:

282 dead

Total: 1,187,682–1,545,822

Civilian:

Total civilians killed/wounded: 2.5 million (est.)

South Korea: 990,968

373,599 killed

229,625 wounded

387,744 abducted/missing

North Korea: 1,550,000 (est.)

Result:

Cease-fire armistice

North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled

UN invasion of North Korea repelled

Chinese invasion of South Korea repelled

Korean Demilitarized Zone established, little territorial change at the 38th parallel border, essentially uti possidetis

Ace idea:

Abolishing war.

Korean war is a completely avoidable and useless war.

War only got soldiers and civilians killed, useless

Vietnam War

Country involved: Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

Time: 1 November 1955 to 30 April 1975

Countries involved: North Vietnam supported by China and Soviet Russia Against South Vietnam supported by U.S. and her allies (NATO)

Result of battle: North Vietnam and Viet Cong victory

Withdrawal of American forces from Indochina

Dissolution of South Vietnam

Communist governments take power in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos

Casualties:

Capitalist side:

South Vietnam

220,357 (lowest est.) – 316,000 dead (highest est.); 1,170,000 wounded

United States

58,220 dead; 1,687 missing; 303,635 wounded

Republic of Korea

5,099 dead; 10,962 wounded; 4 missing

Australia

521 dead; 3,000 wounded

New Zealand

37 dead; 187 wounded

Thailand

1,351 dead

Kingdom of Laos

30,000 killed, wounded unknown

Total dead: 315,384 – 412,000

Total wounded: ~1,490,000+

Communist side:

North Vietnam & NLF

1,176,000 dead or missing (highest est.); 600,000+ wounded

P.R. China

1,446 dead; 4,200 wounded

Soviet Union

16 dead

Total dead: ~1,177,462 (highest est.)

Total wounded: ~604,200+

Civilian:

Vietnamese civilian dead: ~200,000 – 2,000,000

Cambodian civilian dead: 200,000 – 300,000

Laotian civilian dead: ~20,000 – 200,000

Total civilian dead: ~420,000 – 2,500,000

Total dead: ~1,912,846 – 3,992,846

History of Vietnam

Was under Chinese Rule until France colonised it. In world war two, Japanese controlled it. After World war 2, the French wanted control but lost to the Vietnam Communist. South Vietnam set up government in Saigon while North Vietnam and South Vietcong set up government in Haoni. The North Vietnam and Vietcong invade South vietnam to take over.

Ace idea.

AK47 V.S. M16; how did weapon changed the result of Vietnam war.

How will it be done :

comparison of time in service, their usefulness, the users etc.

AK47 -- Better penetration, huge recoil,easy to operate, fast fire-rate, a Machine gun-like assault rifle

M16-- weak penetration, small recoil, hard to operate, slower fire-rate, manageable recoil.

Source: Wikipedia, Military handbook (library)

Cuban Missile Crisis

Time of incident: October 14 to November 20, 1962

Part of the : Cold War

Location: Cuba

The Cuban Missile Crisis, AKA October crisis was a conflict between the two super power of that time, USA and USSR.

USA: Capitalists, Leader of NATO, Again Communist Russia. Placed nuclear missile in Turkey to threaten Russia

USSR: Communist, Against capitalist America, Placed nuclear missile in Cuba to threaten USA

Result: USA withdrawn Nuclear Missile from Turkey and USSR withdrawn Nuclear Missile from Cuba.

Creation of Moscow–Washington hotline

ACE that can be done on this topic:

The importance of Mutual Trust-- Case study, Cuban Missile Crisis

How it will be done:

State the basic information needed (the two sides, that happened)

Evaluate the process: USA placed Jupiter ICBM(Intermediate-Ranged Ballistic missile)(Nuclear Missile) in Turkey as their spies reports that USSR is building Nuclear Bases in Cuba to place ICBM and MRBM(medium-ranged Ballistic Missile). This is a sign of mistrust.

America sends U-2 Spy plane to spy. A sign of mistrust and disrespect

U-2 Found Nuclear Missile in Cuba, angered the US, place Nuclear missile i Turkey to create balance of power. A sign of disrespect for the US and threatens relationship as Nuclear Missile is too powerful

Quarantine Cuba done by USA, Kennedy knows that blockage is an act of war but still did it. Disrespect, Provoke

Khrushchev's October 24, 1962 letter to President Kennedy stating that the Cuban Missile Crisis quarantine is an act of aggression. Tension

US alert level raised and USSR challenged the blockage. secret negotiation failed and crisis continue. Mistrust

Finally Crisis end, Shows and Moscow–Washington hotline set up. Shows the importance of communication and trust

Nuclear was withdrawn from Turkey and Cuba, An act of peace

Source: Wikipedia.