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…against France and won. After the war there was a conference in Geneva where Vietnam was divided into two parts along the seventeenth parallel. North Vietnam was mainly Communist and supported Ho Chi Minh, while the south was supported by the United…

…no one's fault, due to the differences in the capitalist and communist ideologies. It was only the need for self-preservation that had caused the two countries to sink their differences temporarily during the Second World War. Yet many of the tensions…

…and won. After the war there was a conference in Geneva where Vietnam was divided into two parts along the seventeenth parallel. North Vietnam was mainly Communist and supported Ho Chi Minh, while the south was supported by the United States…

…the war there was a conference in Geneva where Vietnam was divided into two parts along the seventeenth parallel. North Vietnam was mainly Communist and supported Ho Chi Minh, while the south was supported by the United States and the French were based…

…of the world led by the U.S. on the other side is the communist nations led by the Soviet Union and China. During World War II the Unites States and the Soviet Union fought together to defeat the nazi German armies. The Unites and Soviet Union became better enemies…

…in prolonging this war or extending it to new frontiers. However, Truman shows concern that the communists will widen the hostilities beyond Korea if they soon do not realize that America isn't a force to be reckoned with (line 16). Therefore, Truman implies…

…% to 42%. He did this having had a heart attack the year before. Again Eisenhower was faced with joining wars around the world but again he kept the peace and did not go to war. He avoided a war with Communist China over Taiwan in 1955 and again in 1958…

…differences between the two superpowers. The Soviet Union wanted a weak Germany and a communist government. The United States and there allies wanted a democratic government and a strong Germany. The United States was also worried over the Soviet spreading…

…The shocking fall of communism in Eastern and central Europe in the late eighties was remarkable for both it’s rapidity and its scope. In each of the nations, the communist regimes in power were forces to transfer that power to radically different…

…~ What were the origins of the Korean War and what were the lessons learned or unlearned? Following World War II, tensions in the form of a Cold War between American and Democratic allies and the Soviet and Communist allies mounted. As part…