Korean War And Vietnam War, A Comparative Study

The course of the entire Cold War,the Soviet and the States not only exist between the "cold",at the same time there are many "hot" in one of the Korean War and the Vietnam War as the most,both as happened at the famous Cold War and hot war a shining page in the annals of history.This article will compare the similarities and differences between the two wars the main line to the United States and the Soviet Union,China and the relationship between the changes in the three countries for specific entry points to start discussion on the topic.First of all,the two wars are hot under the Cold War battle of the Cold War must have impact,and ultimately have not changed the basic pattern of the Cold War.However,the US-Soviet war in two different offensive and defensive posture,the Korean War period,the United States take the initiative in the attack on the Soviet position,expressed as actively involved in the Korean civil war,and war expanded to regional wars;the Soviet Union in a variety of reasons defensive status,as demonstrated by the war attitude of non-intervention,and to send troops to shield Chinese successfully maintain its sphere of influence.During the Vietnam War,the Soviet Union happened between the start of the offensive and defensive changes in pre-Vietnam War,the United States while still in the offensive side,the Soviet Union at the defensive side,but the period,the balance of power between the United States and Russia have taken place in a quantitative change,the latter eventually to the Vietnam War,which cause the accumulation of quantitative change,long-term attack the United States and the Soviet Union to observe the situation to attack the United States and the Soviet Union replaced by defense.Second,both China and the Soviet Union to North Korea,the Vietnamese people to carry out a resolute struggle against the United States to support,but two wars in the Sino-Soviet relations between the dramatic changes in country.Between the two countries became allies during the Korean War and North Korea to carry out close cooperation assistance.Chinese before the war,the two countries in response to the North Korea crisis in secret negotiations finally reached "the Chinese to support army,the Soviet Union to provide equipment" a tacit agreement;war,the Soviet arms and equipment to further the implementation of commitments; truce during the negotiations,the Soviet Union actively running war parties to the Armistice Agreement as between China and the United States to facilitate the achievement.During the Vietnam War,the Sino-Soviet relations between the understanding of the country of the hostile relationship between China and the Soviet Union to replace the two countries have increased assistance to Vietnam for the Vietnamese against the other's color,eventually,the Soviet Union achieved the dominant position in Vietnam,then the deterioration of Sino-Vietnamese relations. Third,China and the United States during the war in the two relations are in confrontation, but confrontation between two different ways,the specific performance of the direct confrontation of the Korean War and Vietnam War indirect confrontation.At the same time,the outcome of the war's impact on Sino-US relations is not the same,after the Korean War,between China and the United States to ease the fire may have been completely shattered,a long-term confrontation between the two countries embarked on the road;Vietnam late start,in the north of the inevitable reunification of the South Under the trend of China and the United States through the beginning of the Iron Curtain of ideology seek to ease relations between the two countries gradually thawed,eventually achieve the normalization of relations.Finally,the two wars are far-reaching impact on the United States hegemony and become the United States in the 20th century at the end of the 60's early 70's an important factor in the decline.The Korean War the United States are beginning the decline of hegemonic status,the Vietnam War the United States has become a turning point in the decline of hegemonic status.