Korean And Vietnam Wars

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was involved in a slow, costly war that could not end in any kind of victory. As for the Vietnam War the public, for the majority of the war, was split into two groups, the hawks and doves. This was an even split. The hawks supported the war wanting American to commit with the full force possible and the doves wanted peace. The international reaction was also different. During the Korean War, the American troops would make up about 90 percent of the UN forces. Still the war was supported by nations which were a part of the UN but had no materialistic interests in that region. Vietnam War on the other hand was only supported by a handful of nations which had direct involvement and would be directly affected with the outcome of the war.
Even though there is a difference in the kind of support from other nations, the American soldier made up the majority of the forces involved. The purpose of containment was the same in both wars, and the involvement was virtually the ...

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