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Discounting technology (jets verses propeller driven aircraft, etc.), WW2 was a declared total war; any and all weapons were used to obtain an un-conditional surrender from the axis powers (Germany/Japan). Korea & Vietnam were limited wars; limited to the use of only conventional NON-ATOMIC WEAPONS. Korea & Vietnam were not total declared wars. There was no "un-conditional surrender"; instead there was negotiations...a settlement...truce (Armistice) in regards to Korea...and a communist victory in the case of Vietnam. The reason for this difference was the atomic bomb introduced in WW2. After the "A-bomb's" introduction in 1945, powerful nations could no longer fight declared total wars...without risking mutual destruction. Consequently, "limited wars." If there had been NO "A-Bomb", Korea would have erupted into WW3, fought as WW2 had been fought. The Korean War would have been a declared total war fought by free world nations verses the USSR, Red China, and North Korea.
The Korean War was very similar to WW1 (trench warfare, first clash of jets (WW1 was the first clash of propeller driven airplanes), both Korea & WW1 were ended by an ARMISTICE); The Reds were stopped in Korea.
The Vietnam War was very similar to WW2 (Airborne Divisions created in WW2, Gen Patton in WW2; Airmobile Divisions created in Vietnam, Patton's son COLONEL Patton in Vietnam, etc.). The Reds won in Vietnam.
Great Britain sent UK troops across the Atlantic Ocean to fight guerrilla forces in the primitive wilderness of America; their 13 colonies in particular. The fight lasted approximately 8 years (1775-1783). After that prolonged war, the British people tired of it, considered the Americans no longer worth the blood shed, and departed.
The United States sent US troops across the Pacific Ocean to fight guerrilla forces in the jungles of Southeast Asia; South Vietnam in particular. The fight lasted approximately 12 years (1961-1973). After that prolonged war, the American people tired of it (they were tired of it long before that however), considered stopping communism no longer worth the blood being spilled, and departed.
Besides the times, weapons, and geography (North America verses Southeast Asia), the main difference was America was a colony of Great Britain, Vietnam was NOT a colony of the United States.
- Vietnam and Korea are both located on Asia, but Vietnam is on the Indochina peninsula in South-East Asia and Korea is on the Korean peninsula in East Asia.
- Vietnam: + Population:82 milions
+ Area: 329300 km2
+ Language: Vietnamese
+ Capital city: Ha Noi
+ Currency unit: dong
+ National Day: 2-9 (1945)
- North Korea: + Population: 22.8 milions
+ Area: 121000 km2
+ Language: Korean
+ Capital city: Pyeongyang
+ Natinal Day: 9-9 (1948)
- South Korea: + Population: 48.2 milions
+ Area:: 99000 km2
+ Language: Korean
+Capital city: Seoul
+National day: 3-10
- Vietnamese cuisine: pho, bun (Vietnamese noodle soup); chung cake; sticky rice; spring roll; banh cuon, banh xeo (Vietnamese crepe)...
- Korean cuisine: sushi, gimbab...
- Vietnamese traditional clothing: + ao dai, ao ba ba
+ non la...
- Korean traditional clothing: hanbok, headgear...
- Vietnamese famous destinations: Sa Pa, Ha Noi (Hoan Kiem lake, the Old Quarter, the One Pillar pagoda, Temple of Literature), Ha Long bay, Hue (Ngo Mon gate), Phong nha - Ke Bang, Hoi An, Nha Trang...
- Korean famous destinations: Seoul, Cheongpyeong...
CAN YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCES?
Korean War-Snow, freezing, conventional war from beginning to end. US/UN victory (communists did NOT achieve their objective).
Vietnam War-Hot, humid, began as a guerrilla war and transitioned into a conventional war. Communists achieved their objective (communist victory).
One was fought on the North American continent, the other was fought on the Eurasian continent. One was fought in the 1860s, the other was fought in the 1960s. Both were un-declared wars.
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In which order did Americas twentieth century wars occur?
WWII, Korean War, then Vietnam War
What major war came after the Korean War?
The next big war after the Korean War was the Vietnam War.
What two wars occured during the cold war?
The Cold War resulted in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Did direct military confrontation occur in the cold war?
Korean War and Vietnam War.
Was the P-51 Mustang used in the Vietnam was?
The Mustang was not deployed in Vietnam. It was used in the Korean war.
How were the Korean and Vietnam wars different?
Communist forces gained more territory because of the Vietnam war, but not as a result of the Korean War :) -Apex-
What was the next war after Korean war?
The Korean War was followed by the Vietnam War.
How is the Vietnam war and Korean war different?
one took place in korea and one in Vietnam. look at a map. Also, there was Viet Kong in vietnam, not in korea
Where was the Korean and Vietnam war?
Korea and Vietnam.
What war came after the Korean?
the cold war
In which order did Americas twentieth century wars occur?
WWII, Korean War, then Vietnam War
What war was after Korean War?
For the US, Vietnam.
What was major difference between the Korean war and the vietnam war?
The Vietnam War ended in a close decisive communist victory while the Korean War did not
What major war came after the Korean War?
The next big war after the Korean War was the Vietnam War.
What was a major difference between the Korean War and the Vietnam War.?
The Korean War was a United Nations force supporting South Korea against a North Korean-Chinese invasion. The Vietnam War was a US-led coalition supporting South Vietnam against a North Vietnam invasion supported by China and Russia.
Which came first the Vietnam War or the Korean War?
Korea: 1950-1953.
What are the differences of Korean and Vietnam war?
The Vietnam War was much more signifcant for the U.S than the Korean War becuase History made an informative series for Vietnam, "Vietnam in HD". The Korean War didn't have as much gore or communist involvment to really make T.V material.
