... are among the poorest countries in the world. However, all of these countries share something in common. On the outside, they all say they are communist, and fight for equality, but at the roots of it all, they are all capitalist. They have capitalistic values embedded in their government and economies, ... He showed his opinion for the government to see, and he spoke for the entirety of the Chinese people. So, technically, China is not communist, and they should switch to capitalism because that is what the people want. The next country is North Korea. North Korea is in such an ... coun...

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... for the Republic of Korea. One wrong decision could lead to the downfall of the country. * * * The United States had stood by the Republic of Korea in its struggle "against Communist aggression, which the United States believed trampled upon human dignity and which replaced national sovereignty with a humiliating satellite status." The United States had "demonstrated not only their dedication to the ... in their separate directions and stressed that they "must remain united." * * * After a long winter recess, the Communists were willing to resume negotiations in March of 1953. Within a ...

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... for the Republic of Korea. One wrong decision could lead to the downfall of the country. * * * The United States had stood by the Republic of Korea in its struggle "against Communist aggression, which the United States believed trampled upon human dignity and which replaced national sovereignty with a humiliating satellite status." The United States had "demonstrated not only their dedication to the ... in their separate directions and stressed that they "must remain united." * * * After a long winter recess, the Communists were willing to resume negotiations in March of 1953. Within a ...

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... Today we can see, that the benefits that came in result of our actions are positive and beneficial to the South Korean people. The communist forces were committing war crimes throughout their campaign. They forced POWs on death marches, where they would march from one POW camp to another ... Massacre. On September 27th, 1950, roughly 60 American servicemen, who were imprisoned in Taejon, were brought out into the prison yard. The communist soldiers then wired their hands behind their backs and forced them to cower in hastily dug shallow ditches, face down. The soldiers proceeded to ......

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... if the popular General Dwight D. Eisenhower could be drafted. Truman received the Democratic Party nomination, and beat Republican candidate Dewey by over two million votes. Truman wanted collective defense against Communist aggression, the answer to this was N.A.T.O. It's purpose was to enhance the stability, well-being, and freedom of its members by means of a system of collective security. Congress ... an aggressor. As U.N. soldiers approached the Chinese border, China crossed into North Korea and began driving U.N. forces back toward the South. General MacArthur wanted to extend forc...

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... Korean military positions on the 38th parallel it would help to speed up the Cold War that was just beginning between the capitalists West and communist East. Near the end of the Second World War, Soviet Forces invaded the Japanese provinces of Manchuria and Korea. When Japan surrendered the U.S. ... the NKPA drive. It proved to be a disaster. Everywhere American units broke and ran. The undermanned and under equipped men sent to fight the communist's where being defeated everywhere. Dean started to relieve officers and rectify the situation but to no avail. After Taejon was captured on ...

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... ) divided responsibility for the country between them at the 38th parallel. Over the course of the next few years, the Soviet Union fostered a strong communist regime in the North, whilst the US supported the government in the South. By mid 1950 there was tension building between the two zones, it ... 17,000 Australians in the Army, Navy and Air Force fought as part of the United Nations (UN) multinational force, defending South Korea from the Communist force of North Korea. The Korean War was the first occasion where Australian service personnel, operating under the control of the Unite...

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... one of the strongholds of Christianity and was often called the Jerusalem of the East. But that city was also the capital for the Communist government which had been imposed upon North Korea by Russian soldiers. Hence, under the most adverse conditions, Moon tried to establish a secure ... in God and establish a totalitarian secular society. When Reverend Moon had acquired a small following, his activities were brought to the attention of the Communist authorities. Naturally he was arrested and subjected to torture. After a severe beating he was tossed unconscious out into a cold winter...

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... of government. Capitalism generally speaking is when property is privately owned and communism is when property is collectively owned or owned by the government. Communist countries are more prone to inefficiency and corruption. For example China because of its size, immense population, and abundance of natural resources should ... years the United States has managed to become the world super power both militarily and economically. This demonstrates the inefficiency of the communist government. If the communist government was efficient the average income might be higher and China might be...

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... committees far more freedom. The guerilla leader Kim Il Sung emerged as the head of the Worker's Party of Korea, which had absorbed the old Communist Party. Sung redistributed much of the agricultural land, taking it away from Japanese colonialists and giving it to the impoverished farmers. This created a broad ... across the 38th parallel and seized Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The ROK denounced the attack as an unprovoked strike aimed at creating a single communist Korea. The DPRK claimed that it was merely a counter-attack to liberate the South from US-led dictatorship and oppr...

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... to be currently. One major reason why communism has failed in the past and is failing in the present is because communist governments can never be completely communist because communism really shouldn't have a leader. Actually, almost every who has tried to have a communist government country (Cuba, North Korea, The Soviet Union and China), ends up with a totalitarian government. This creates social and political ... that it isn't a "high-quality" government. It is indisputable that if a country is trying to change your government and uses force your government will fail. Finally, and p...

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... more of disagreements and uncompromisable disputes. The largest dispute was about communism and capitalism. At this point, the Soviet Union, eastern Europe, some countries in Asia, and Cuba were all Communist countries and each of them believe strongly that communism was better than capitalism. However, countries like the US, Canada, Southern Asia, and Eastern Europe believed strongly in capitalism. "The Sources ... defend South Korea. Right before being pushed off the Korean Peninsula, General MacArthur staged a successful counterattack and forced the North Koreans all the way back to ...

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... , 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea. North Korea wanted to unify itself with South Korea and create one Korea. North Korea believed a communist government was the most beneficial government to live under. But South Korea disagreed with them. The 38th parallel is the border that divided North ... and South Korea. The 38th parallel divided the capitalist Southern part of Korea and the communist Northern part of Korea. During the Korean War, the United States had two presidents. Harry Truman was president when it began in 1950 ... the border today. Without the help of the United States...

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... To the UN, it was important to maintain influence over south Korea, as it is a very strategic location, sitting between Japan, the soviet union, and communist giant china. General MacArthur is appointed to oversee the protection of South Korea. Though he was a hero in Japan, President Truman feared his pompous, self ... shocked UN soldiers, realizing that the N. Koreans had no respect for the rules and ethics of war. All the while, Mao Zedong, emperor of Communist china, began to get nervous about the rapidly advancing and confident UN soldiers. He believed that their movement was part of...

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... policy. The Soviet Union had control of much of Eastern Europe including Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Poland. In order to protect themselves from future attacks, Stalin installed friendly Communist governments in those nations. The United States wanted those nations to determine their own type of government by having free elections. In early 1946 Stalin made a speech saying that Communism ... opponents. The Truman Doctrine was first employed in Turkey and Greece where Soviets were trying to gain control and turn the countries into Communist nations. In order ...

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... the Soviets and all Japanese troops South of the 38th parallel surrendered to the Americans. This division hence created North Korea and South Korea. North Korea became a communist state after having already elected a pro-communist assembly. South Korea became a democratic state for listening to the guidance of the United Nations Temporary Commission. The Invasion of South Korea (1950) On June 25, 1950 ... over South Korea in three weeks but the United States sent assistance just two days after the invasion. The Soviets did not anticipate American involvement and a three-year war betwee...

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... , down Japan, the Ryukyu's Islands and the Philippines. The countries lying beyond the perimeter would have to rely upon their own resources to prevent any communist advances. To the Korean people this meant that the fate of their country was to be left to them. The speech was greeted with horror by ... the government of South Korea. The government feared that the military power of the communist government would take over the Democratic republic of North Korea. The North Korean government believed that the refusing of the country under ... the Chinese border. This was intended to show t...

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Democracy, success and failure I was born in Vietnam, a communist country. My life went by smoothly and I even did not care about what is Democracy; I was a student and all I had to ... the press, and multimedia. Moreover, Democracy also means everybody have the right to run for the election, it is not like in the authoritarian, dictatorship, or communist system, the leaders are appointed by the party, in a democracy society, there are different parties and the people are free to support the parties they want. ... In some countries, especially communist countries, democracy is what people ne...

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... in two Korean fictional stories: JSA and Lee Mun-Yeoul. North and South Korea today live on totally different ideologies. The North has adopted a communist government, while the South runs a capitalist government. The governments on each side wish to unite the country, but both wish to see it happen in ... their own ways. The North, for example, has invaded the South on more than one occasion, trying to implement a communist government on the entire peninsula. The South would like to see the whole Korean peninsula united as a capitalist country. However, costs of unification are indeed ...

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... , down Japan, the Ryukyu's Islands and the Philippines. The countries lying beyond the perimeter would have to rely upon their own resources to prevent any communist advances. To the Korean people this meant that the fate of their country was to be left to them. The speech was greeted with horror by ... the government of South Korea. The government feared that the military power of the communist government would take over the Democratic republic of North Korea. The North Korean government believed that the refusing of the country under ... the Chinese border. This was intended to show t...

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... Russia's troops would fight for North Korea, we should fight for South Korea. Also, since South Korea had a dictatorship, we wanted to prevent it from becoming communist and remaining a dictatorial form of government. If the communist started conquering many nations they might start a whole empire (the domino effect). In December 1943 the United States, China and Great Britain made a promise to Synyman ... defeated Japanese gave up Korea. The United States took all of Korea below the 38th Parallel and Russia took everything else. Russia began indoctrinating its occupied territory of Kor...

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... Russia's troops would fight for North Korea, we should fight for South Korea. Also, since South Korea had a dictatorship, we wanted to prevent it from becoming communist and remaining a dictatorial form of government. If the communist started conquering many nations they might start a whole empire (the domino effect). In December 1943 the United States, China and Great Britain made a promise to Synyman ... defeated Japanese gave up Korea. The United States took all of Korea below the 38th Parallel and Russia took everything else. Russia began indoctrinating its occupied territory of Kor...

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China and their Government Although the communist system of government seems to be on the downfall with only a few remaining countries left that still use the system we seem to over look one very big country. China ... . But one thing that always seems to be over looked is how this country seems to stay in the hands of a communist leader. The government must have some sort of legitimacy to stay in power this long. While under communist leader ship has the relation ship of the people and the state been good or bad. Are there any things that the ... because it oppresses the people of that nati...

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... , and was allowed to form because of people's ignorance. In summary, Japan occupied North Korea until 1945 when suddenly Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender. As expected, tensions rose between the communist countries (The Soviet Union) and the democratic countries (The United States) as to who would develop the now independent Korea. Eventually it was decided that The Soviet Union would obtain ... Korea north of the 38th parallel and the United States received south of the parallel. That being established, a communist government was established in the north, and a democratic one...

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... of the potential uprising of Communism. This scare would only escalate as China fell to Communism. South Korea was one of the few regions in northeast Asia still free of communist rule during 1947. U.S. officials felt that they had to make a claim on part of Korea because they feared that the Soviets were attempting to "export" communism to this nation. At ... like NATO and the Warsaw Pact making the reunification between the Koreas highly unlikely. War broke out along the 38th parallel on June 25, 1950. The invasion was led by a Communist force, giving the states another reason to prev...

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