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    Tensions between North Korea vs. South Korea and the U.S. have been high as of late. This is due to the missile tests and nuclear weapons development by North Korea, and threats of nuclear war as well. Joint U.S. and South Korean military forces which are comprised of 17,000 U.S. troops and 300,000 South Korean military units demonstrate military exercises known as Operation Foil Eagle 2016 that will take place from March 7 to April 30 in South Korea to run concurrently with another military exercise

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    While World War II ended all worries and hardships Americans faced, events gradually initiated signs of the Cold War which created an increased state of tension that swept all of America and Korea. During the 1940s, the potential Communist invasion of nations worldwide began to create a frightening reality to the people of the United States. The Soviet Union’s exportation of Communism greatly worried America as they wanted to contain Communism from all nations, especially nations in Asia. The Korean

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    with the populous of a continuous but divided nation fighting for unification after an arbitrary division by foreign super powers. To look at this conflict in terms of its impact simply upon the Korean population would be a mistake. Even looking at Korea as an isolated event within the larger narrative of the cold war would undermine the importance the Korean Conflict had on international politics and the direction of US foreign policy for the remaining cold war years. Yet, looking at the economic

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    Mongol Invasion Dbq

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    though the invasions were massive. It has often been stated that history is written by the victors. Although there is strong evidence that the Kamikaze was the primary the cause of the failure Mongol invasions of Japan in the late 13th century, however the evidence is wrong because it was the Japanese fortitude and Mongol error that enabled Shogunate Japan to never fall under Mongol rule which impacted both sides. In 1274, Japan had roughly 6000 samurai forces to defend against the invasion

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    1993. After that, other European countries became the member of the EU to promote the development of the whole Europe. Currently, the US, the only superpower country in this planet, is still looking for the assistance with the EU and Japan, South Korea and etc. The establishment of the World Bank, the World Trade Organization verifies the significance of the cooperation as well. Hence, for the future of globalization in East Asia, East Asia countries should set up an East Asian Union to guarantee

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    this weapon was an atrocity to both the Japanese, and humanity in general, the world was at war. No matter what ulterior motives may have existed, the fact remains that the bomb was a justifiably necessary

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    Korean War Effects

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    belonging to China but then was annexed by Japan in 1910. After the Japanese had won in that war, Japan reinforced its influence in Korea and formally annexed it as a colony in 1910. During World War II, the Allied countries met to discuss what would happen to Korea in the postwar period. In 1943, The People’s Republic of China, the United States, and Great Britain decided that once Japan is defeated, all of its colonies, including Korea, will be confiscated. As the war ended in 1945, two American colonels

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    Korea 's Ancient History

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    around The Three Kingdoms of Korea. These Three Kingdoms of Korea included the states of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. These three kingdoms unified under Silla in 676, which led to the North-South States Period and relative peace. This period of peace however was broken under internal strife and this state surrendered to Goryeo and unified together renamed Joseon under King Taejo of Goryeo. This empire was relatively peaceful at the beginning until the invasion of the Japanese. After these wars and a series

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    People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK/North Korea) conducted its fourteenth missile test of the year, launching a KN-15 missile over Hakkaido, Japan; the test was conducted a day before US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were to meet to discuss Korea. From the beginning of 2017 tensions between North Korea and the United States have increased following the continuation of the North Korean nuclear program. Furthermore, US allies in the region - South Korea and Japan - also have

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