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The Korean War: The Cold War

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What was the Cold War? Why was it called the Cold War? Why is the Korean War called “ the forgotten war”,or “a police action”? The Cold War started in 1947. It was called the Cold War because there was no fighting, just threats. The Korean War was never considered a War. “...it was one of the most bitterly fought conflicts in American Military History” says Don Lawson, Author of The United States in the Korean War. What the Korean War was was a fight between Communism and Democracy. In many ways this war was the most bitterly fought, not just because it was a war that lasted three years and we had new weapons but because for the first time more than 20 nations fought under the United Nation flag. We fight better when we are together, not because …show more content…

When MacArthur returned home, he was received with a parade. Americans loved him, not just because he was a General but because he had fought during World War II, he had gotten rid of the veterans during the Great Depression.He was a hero in their eyes. While MacArthur’s popularity grew President Truman’s popularity decreased. President Truman saw this coming, yet he did not care. If his people did not see that if they had continued fighting World War III could have been possible. With 1/3 of the world being communist we could have lost the war, we were not ready for another World War. Not to mention that China had more ammunition than we did. No one wanted to get caught, for they were harsher than the Japanese …show more content…

This was the first war that helicopters, jets -a MIG is a Russian Jet-, not only did we have new weapons, but for the first time soldiers were being desegregated. Colored and white soldiers were fighting together, for the first time ever we fought communist, and first war to use brainwashing. 40% POWs died in captivity, thousands were taken, and over a hundred thousand died at war. By 1951 Korea was ravaged by the war. Finally on July 27th of 1953 the Korean War ended. The Armistice signed and formally ended the war in Korea, but they remained separated. What ended the war was Stalin’s death -he died of cerebral damage- and Isan Howard was elected President of the United States of America. “Was it a forgotten war? Yes, it was forgotten once it was over. My neighbors saw me return home and asked me ‘Johnny, why are you wearing that?’” ,Said a Korean veteran in an interview. The war may have ended, but the conflict most defiantly did not. “To this day people try to make sense of what was lost and gained”, said the interviewer. It seems that it isn’t until we see each other through different eyes that we decide to help and sometimes in the worst of times we decide to take over and get any power we can get. We fight for what we believe is right, we fight for a better future for our children, we fight for our country, and for those who

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