Summary: Fueled the Cold War because both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. backed one of the opposing Korean sides. The United States got involved when communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The war ended with high tensions and an armistice. The peninsula between Northern and Southern Korea remains divided today.

Nations Involved: South Korea + United States vs. North Korea + U.S.S.R.

Foreign Consequences: U.S. was fighting a partial war and didn't put our full power into it. The war ended without a victor.

Domestic Consequences: Low approval for the war by U.S. citizens. People didn't want American troops to be involved. 40,000 U.S. casualties

Chapter 8: American Military History, Volume II. (2006, July 10). Retrieved from http://www.history.army.mil/books/AMH-V2/AMH%20V2/chapter8.htm

Causes: Vietnam had been split into two, with a communist government in the north under Ho Chi Minh and a democratic government in the south under Ngo Dinh Diem. Ho launched a guerilla campaign in South Vietnam with the goal of uniting the country under communist rule. The United States, seeking to stop the spread of communism, trained the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and provided military advisors to help combat the guerillas.

Important Nations in Vietnam War: The main countries involved in the Vietnam War were South Vietnam and North Vietnam. South Vietnam was backed by anti-communist countries which included the United States, South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Thailand, Khmer Republic, Kingdom of Laos and Republic of China (Taiwan). North Vietnam was backed by communist forces.  There were 21 countries reported to get involved in the whole war in Vietnam. 

Important People:     

- Ho Chi Minh – Communist leader of North Vietnam until his death in
1969.

- Vo Nguyen Giap– North Vietnamese general
who planned the Tet and Easter Offensives.
- George William Westermoreland -Commander of US forces in Vietnam, 1964-1968.
- General Creighton Abrams – Commander of US forces in Vietnam,
1968-1973.

Consequences:

• The Vietnam War cost the United States 58,000 lives and 350,000 casualties. It also resulted in between one and two million Vietnamese deaths. Congress enacted the War Powers Act in 1973, requiring the president to receive explicit Congressional approval before committing American forces overseas.
• led Congress to replace the military draft with an all-volunteer force and the country to reduce the voting age to 18.
• The Vietnam War severely damaged the U.S. economy. Unwilling to raise taxes to pay for the war, President Johnson unleashed a cycle of inflation (a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money).
• Split the democratic party

"Overview of the Vietnam War." Digital History. N.p., 2014. Web. 2014. <http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraid=18&smtid=1>.

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=3470

^ These links includes summary of the war and important facts from the war.

http://quizlet.com/2238220/important-people-in-the-vietnam-war-flash-cards/

Link has all important people in the Vietnam War.

"Vietnam War for Dummies" Video

Summary- A war waged by coalition forces because Iraq took over Kuwait. This brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq.

Involved-34 nations led by the United States

Foreign Consequences-

Domestic Consequences- It made George Bush's popularity rise. Which helped the republican party. Unlike other wars the allies they helped pay for the war leaving the U.S with little debt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War

The country risked all the dangers of war. We risked our soldiers and economy in order to fight and have our country be more safe in the end.

CNN.com/WORLD Marines advance into Tikrit (April 13, 2003) http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/04/13/sprj.irq.tikrit/index.html

Countries involved in the War in Iraq http://wars.findthebest.com/q/82/2020/Who-was-involved-in-the-Iraq-War

Nations/ major people: Usama Bin Laden was the leader of Al Qa’ida.

Taliban has helped Al Qa’ida with support of hurting Americans and Taliban has helped keep Usama cover and not get caught. Taliban started helping him after 9/11. Usama Bin Laden and Abdullah Azzam were both leaders of Al Qa’ida and are responsible for many deaths.

CIA and The War On Terrorism, (April 9th, 2011) Retrieved from https://www.cia.gov/news-information/cia-the-war-on-terrorism/index.html