Was the Korean War a success for containment or for collective security?
WEEK TWO THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR THE KOREAN WAR Georgina Dore Merton Was the Korean War a success for containment or for collective security? "My childrem, it is permitted you in time of grave anger to walk with the devil until you have crossed the bridge". The Americans stroll with Soviet Russia to defeat Hitler, sanctioned the rise of an even more powerful totalitarian state, that created an apparently perpetual condition of precarious uncertainty that long outlasted the uneasy alliance that it had brought about. The Americans pursued two post war doctrines in order to prevent conflict. The first was collective security, through the new United Nation's organisation. While the second aimed more particularly at the USSR and her allies was the policy of containment. Both these doctrines received their first major test, when in June 1950 the North Koreans launched a surprise attack on their southern neighbours on the other side of the 38th parallel. This pushed the boundaries of the Cold War towards 'Warm War' and challenged both the American doctrines, would one, collective security conceived to deal with a war in the image of World War II be capable of dealing with the post- war world, and would, containment the other a designed for the particular menace, survive its first major challenge with its fundamental principals intact. The Korean War raged for three
What were the Repercussions of the Korean War for the Global Cold War Strategy of the United States?
What were the Repercussions of the Korean War for the Global Cold War Strategy of the United States? The Korean War of 1950 was a major turning point in United States global cold war strategy. Whilst the Cold War is traced back to the mid 1940's (and has its roots even earlier), United States strategic policy before Korea was built around a disjointed set of beliefs and conclusions in regards to the perceived danger of the Soviet threat of war. In fact, whilst war with the Soviet Union was seen as a high possibility, the resultant strategic response from the United States policy makers was highly unbalanced. Therefore, the Soviet Unions continued heightening of tensions through their indirect [at least at first] military support of North Korea's invasion of South Korea forced a rethink of United States policy in terms of the further heightened threat of the Soviet question. In this essay, I will discuss the repercussions of the Korean War on United States Policy, by firstly investigating United States policy pre-Korea War. I will argue that United States policy during this time was a series of policies built around the perceived threat of the Soviet Union, but largely inadequate in terms of dealing with any possible "real" conflict. Such policies included that of diplomatic negotiation immediately post World War II, to a policy of "containment", adopted largely in response
Korean War
Práctica 8 - Conductividad Eléctrica La conductividad eléctrica es la capacidad de cualquier material para permitir el paso de la corriente eléctrica, siendo especialmente los metales aquellos materiales que logran un mayor fluyo de corriente. Sin embargo existen diferentes factores que afectan dicha magnitud, como por ejemplo la temperatura, ya que mientras mayor sea la temperatura, su valor de conductividad será mayor, al igual que al disminuir su temperatura, la conductividad será menor Objetivo de la Investigación: Determinar si la conductividad de un metal, se ve afectada mediante el cambio de temperatura, siendo que mientras más elevada sea ésta, la conductividad eléctrica disminuirá progresivamente. Metales a utilizar: Plomo Hierro Zinc Cobre Variables o Dependientes: Conductividad, su valor radica en la temperatura a la cual el electrodo se encuentre, a la vez que la energía que se aplique sobre él. o Independientes: Presión atmosférica. o Controladas: Materiales de los electrodos. Temperatura del sistema, siendo esta parte fundamental de la práctica, al controlarse y modificarse se podrá comprobar el objetivo, para beneficio de los resultados. Voltaje, gracias al generador de corriente, se podrá controlar y determinar la energía eléctrica suministrada al sistema Materiales: Generador de Corriente * Parrilla eléctrica *
Korean Car Industry.
MG 611 Dr. Linda Carr First Individual report Park, Jaeyong January 28th , 2004 Introduction Korean Car Industry began in 1970's. Back then we couldn't make anything by ourselves. We didn't have technology, source and know-how. But we tried hard to make good cars. The Korean car history is not very long, they somehow made their way up until now and I want to introduce the brief history of Hyundai Motor Company, the leader in the Korean Car Industry. Hyundai Motor was established in 1967 by the Hyundai group. However, for a long period it was just producing cars based on the design supplied by Ford UK. The first self-developed model was the 74 Pony, but under the guidance of Mitsubishi. Engines also came from the Japanese design, while the styling was penned by Italian design. The car earned Hyundai the name as the biggest Korean car maker which is still unchallenged today. The second generation Pony of 1982 marked another milestone: the first large scale export. Like the Japanese, Koreans industry was (and still is) very export-oriented. The Pony small car, benefited by the wage advantage of Korea labors, stormed the Canadian small car market in 1983. The world started to realize the rise of another Eastern car making nation. The first self-designed engine appeared in 1991, which signaled the "real" autonomy of R&D. Sales continued to grow in the whole 90's as model
General Douglas Haig
GENERAL DOUGLAS HAIG Douglas Haig, a wealthy Scot and a good friend of George V was also a famous General who led Britain to Victory in the First World War. In the past 85 years historians have portrayed him in many different ways as being both good and bad. Sources C to L vary widely in support of the historian John Keegan's interpretation, which is 'General Haig was an efficient and highly skilled soldier who did much to lead Britain to victory in the First World War.' I will now examine and evaluate all the sources in order to draw a conclusion as to whether or not the above statement is correct. Having examined the first of these sources, source C; I noticed that it is one of the most balanced sources. The source begins by praising General Haig, referring to him as 'One of the Great Men of the Twentieth Century'. We also learn that the soldiers seemed satisfied with him as a leader - 'when the old soldiers were alive I never heard a word of criticism from them'. The writer of this source does accept that only now, through the passing of time, people are criticising him. 'In more recent time more pour scorn on my father'. This is due to the initial relief of the war now being over and people are looking into exactly what happened in more depth in the hope of finding an answer as to why such a large number of men died. Despite this quote I do believe this source
Why did the USA become involved in the Korean War in the years 1950-53?
Why did the USA become involved in the Korean War in the years 1950-53? After the end of the Second World War the two war time allies THE USA and SU became involved in a war of ideologies the cold war. The US saw communism as a threat to democracy and capitalism. Therefore the US set out a new foreign policy that was of containment of communism in the Truman doctrine. There were however other reasons for the USA's involvement such as their military confidence, UN agreement, domestic pressure which called for the T admin to be more tough on communism and their economic interest in Japan which led to the US governments decision to use military intervention in the K war. The main reason for the USA's military intervention in the Korean war was that of containment. The American aims was to work with its allies to contain the spread of soviet and communist Chinese power using political, economic and if necessary military pressures. Any failure of containment was potentially disastrous. According to the USA the loss of SK might well lead to a chain reaction leading to the loss of much of the rest of Asia, including Japan. This was called the domino theory. As a result of the policy of containment, in 1950 Truman needed a crisis to sell the NSC 68 program which said the US needed to increase its conventional armed forces significantly to put them in par with those of the SU. In
Douglas Haig - Butcher Or Hero?
Douglas Haig Butcher Or Hero? Douglas Haig has been blamed for the slaughter of thousands of men who were under his control in World War One. The Battle of the Somme was one of his worst fights were 55 000 British soldiers died in the first day alone. After the Battle of the Somme, Haig got the nickname "Butcher of the Somme" This site is going to look at Haig and his life and help answer the Question "Was Douglas Haig a Butcher or a Hero?" It will also look at Haigs worst battle, the battle of the Somme. Douglas Haig was born on June 19th 1861. He was the son of John Haig, a wealthy owner of a whisky-distilling factory in Edinburgh. Douglas Haig was educated at Clifton College, Oxford and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. After his education, Haig joined the 7th Hussars in 1885 and served in India. Haig also served at Egypt, South Africa and the Sudan and slowly worked up through the Ranks. In 1906 he got to the rank of Major General and was the youngest Major General in the British army at that time. When Haig returned to the United Kingdom he served as the director of Military Training and Director of Staff Duties. He was promoted to General, then returned to India for several years where he became Sir O'Moore Creagh's Chief of Staff of the Indian Army. From 1912-1914 he served as General Officer Commanding (G.O.C.) at Aldershot. In 1914 when World War
General Douglas Haig
General Douglas Haig was born on June 19, 1861. Haig was born in Edinburgh, the son of John Haig, who was head of the family's successful Haig & Haig whisky brewer. He went to University that was unusual for an officer. He didn't graduate which was quite common for men. The next year he did graduate and then was granted a special nomination to the British Military Staff College, despite being colour-blind. The next year he was selected for the 7th Queens Hussars and promoted to lieutenant shortly afterwards. In 1905 Haig married Hon. Dorothy Vivian, a daughter of Hugh Vivian. They had four children - Alexandra (born 1907), Victoria (born 1908), George (born 1918), and Irene (born 1919).Before the World War I he was the commanding officer of the 17th Lancers and within five years in 1904 he had become the youngest major-general in the British Army at that time. During the war Haig helped organise the British Expeditionary Force. He was the general of the British army in France. One of his plans was when the Germans were almost occupying Verdun that was thought to be the French's most fortified and protected town in France. He decided to take the mainly British army up to Somme where there were less Germans and they could overrun through the lines. He thought by doing this the Germans would withdraw troops from Verdun to stop the British from going through their lines. In the
Considered assessment of the Great War career of Field Marshal Douglas Haig.
Omar Sharif Considered assessment of the Great War career of Field Marshal Douglas Haig. Douglas Haig was appointed as commander of the BEF's 1st Army Corps at the outbreak of World War One in 1914 with Sir John French as Commander in Chief of the British Army. By the end of 1915 it became apparent that Sir John French was ill-suited to the role and Douglas Haig replaced him as Commander-in-Chief. Haig became one of the most controversial figures in military history with tag-lines such as the "butcher of the Somme" and an "incompetent leader" being the most associated with him. His tough and decisive leadership style with apparent little compassion to the huge amounts of British deaths during World War One made him one of the most debated person in history with varying views of his leadership style. It is widely believed that Haig was unwilling to accept new ideas but stick to his traditional, military experience with reluctance to hear new ideas and recommendations. Major Desmond Morton who served as one of Haig's adjutants said "He (Haig) hated being told any new information, however irrefutable, which militated against his preconceived ideas or beliefs." This reliable source that gives an insight to the leadership of Haig goes on to say that John Charteris was being a sycophant to Haig and although he was an"incredibly bad" head of intelligence, Haig favoured him
To what extent was the Korean conflict of 1950 to 1953 a 'turning point' in the Cold War
To what extent was the Korean conflict of 1950 to 1953 a 'turning point' in the Cold War? The beginnings of the Cold War, the period between 1945 and 1949, were fraught with a mutual tension and distrust sustained chiefly by the bold, economically expansionist policies of the USA and the defensive, albeit retaliatory, responses of the Soviet Union. Until 1950, America had relied upon her own currency in curtailing what she perceived as the spread of communist influence. The start of the Korean War, however, saw the revampment of American policy and the globalisation, as well as the exacerbation, of the existing superpower tension. As such, to a large extent, the Korean conflict was a departure from previous trends in the American-Soviet conflict. In reaffirmation of my stand is the fact that the battlefield had expanded beyond the borders of continental Europe into the environmentally hostile regions of Korea, and that the participants of this 'new' Cold War were no longer confined to the superpowers themselves. At the same time, though only to a slight degree, the Korean War was still reminiscent of the old, European Cold War, as manifested by Truman's citing of the Domino Theory in the face of an invasion of South Korea by the communist North, a typical instance of American failure to fully grasp the situation with which they are dealing. Of foremost importance to the
