... the Second World War. On July 18, 1941, Soviet Prime Minister Joseph Stalin requested that the allies create a second front by invading German-occupied France. Both Great Britain and the United States agreed that such a move would be advisable for a multitude of reasons. First, it would remove ... of 1942. However, Roosevelt had spoken too quickly. The American presidents military advisors soon made it clear to him that an invasion of France during 1942 was out of the question. At best, such an operation could take place no earlier than 1943. The Americans attempted to ... effort to gai...

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... had both been occupied by colonial powers and were struggling for their own independence post World War Two. Korea had been occupied by Japan and Vietnam had been occupied by France. Korea was a short war, it lasted only three years, from 1950- 1953 whereas the American military was openly participating in Vietnam from 1964-1975. Both of these wars were expensive ... year America, with UN sanction, invaded North Korea. The Korean War became the first American war ever waged solely as an ideological war. "For the first time in the nations history Americans were asked to fight and die to ...

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... small Asia country even though they didn't have suppose of the American people. The Vietnam War is called by many today to be one of the only wars in the history of the United States that they ever been defeated in. The Cold War ended in the late 80's early 90's when the Soviet Union and communist fell and now most ... because it was afraid that Japan was going to become a communist country and they would have been intimated if China, Russia and Japan were all communist nations. Nations like England, France and most of Europe was backing the United States and countries like China, North...

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... South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO). SEATO is an alliance of nations to provide defense and economic cooperation in South East Asia. It was founded on September 8 1954 by Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the Philippines and the United States. As Australia was a part of SEATO, it was required to act by the treaty. One aspect of ... States together, Australia felt compelled to assist the United States in the Vietnam War. Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War was the longest in duration of any war in Australia's history. The involvement i...

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