Category Archives: Asia

Korea: The Korean War

Introduction | Atrocities | Fatalities | Ending | Coding | Works Cited | Notes Introduction During World War II, the United States (U.S.) and the Soviet Union (USSR) agreed to divide the Japanese colony of the Korean peninsula into two … Continue reading

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Vietnam: 1965 – 1975

Introduction | Atrocities | Fatalities | Ending | Coding | Works Cited | Notes Introduction The Vietnam War began in 1959-60, as an insurgency of Communist forces in South Vietnam, the Vietcong, against the government of South Vietnam. Although the … Continue reading

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