My thoughts about session 8

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

It was very interesting to learned about the battle of Okinawa. I was surprise to learned that we asked the Soviet to invade Manchura to help us control the region on the north and then when we became enemies it cost us the Korean war.

[Anonymous]

It is always interesting to think about a chain of events. The fact that the United States actually requested something that would establish the Soviet Union's position in the rebuilding process through out Asia is really quite ironic. What really caught my attention was the fact that the westernization of Japan was so thorough. Sadly the differences between the distinct traditional Japanese values, and the new post war version of desirable traits was irreconcilable for many. This saddened me.

[Anonymous]

I honestly had no idea what caused the Korean War until this class. I have since mentioned many times in my class the residual effects of World War 2 shaping the modern world. They love the part where the American forces take over the entire Korean peninsula, but seemed saddened when the Chinese forces push the American forces back to the 38th parallel.

[Anonymous]

I didn't either. I love learning the who what where when and why of every situation and this class really cleared up a lot of confusion I have had on the topic.

[Anonymous]

Even though I have studied the Korean Conflict in several different ways in the past, I never really learned or understood the events that led to the war and why the war developed the way it did. I also didn't know that technically North and South Korea are still at war. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

The knowledge I gained is the reason why I'm so thankful for this opportunity. My history education was not that great and only generally focused on American history... but even then the Okinawa or other major wars in which US was involved with Asian countries were not explained. It should law that if US military is involved in any war it also should be written in the history books for future generations to learn.

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