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Alex Outcomes of the Korean War My topic was outcomes of the Korean War. The outcomes of this war were horrific and there was really no gain or loss. There was not much of a stop of communism at all. Around 2 million men died for practically no cause. The only thing that was proved in this war was that America would fight to stop communism, and the one successful outcome of this war was hatred of communism spread through The U.S and Western Europe like fire.

The outcomes of the Korean War were horrific. The South Korean army was hit with 58,127 deaths and they had 175,743 men wounded. The U.S army lost a mere 54,246 deaths and had 103,284 wounded men. Millions of North and South Korean civilians were killed or badly injured. Of all of the death tolls no one had it as bad as the North Korean and Chinese forces as they suffered over 1.5 million casualties.

At the end of the war just about everything was back to the way it started.There was a new dividing line, only now the South Koreans had a little bit more territory than North Korea. Also, the majority of the the North Korean and South Korean cities were destroyed. There was one communist country and one anti-communist country. The only three positive outcomes of this war were that the U.S became a world power, China became a world power, and hatred of communism spread throughout Europe and North America.

A lot of entertainment came from the Korean War. One famous T.V. show was called M.A.S.H. It was a comedy about a group of doctors working in South Korea during the Korea War. Some movies that came off the Korean War are Pork Chop Hill, The Bridge at Toko Ri, Men In War, Steel Helmet, and The Manchurian Candidate. Some of the music written during the Korean War was "Sometime" by the Mariners, "Walkin' to Missouri" by Swing and Sway, "Hoop-Dee-Doo" by Mellomen, and "Yakety Yak Polka" by Liberace.

The importance of my topic is that the Korean War shaped our world.The outcomes are the most important part because they have given territory, partially stopped communism, and saved a lot of peoples lives. Also, the Vietnam War was an outcome of the Korean War. It showed that there was no stop of communism and that other countries were divided as well.

Just Added: McGowen, Tom. The Korean War. 1st ed. Vol. 1. New York City: Franklin Watts, 1992. 7-63.

www.associatedcontent.com (only info located)

Music from the Korean War Years. (site that was made by google)