When looking at the current of events between the United States and North Korea, it seems that the current tension is brewing up from past historical events. The historical event such as the Korean War, Vietnam, The Cold War, and Cuban Missile Crises are what we should focus on when dealing with this pivotal state. There are many example in U.S. history to study and compare. When WWII ended and after the drop of two nuclear bombs in Japan, the United States and Russian begin a nuclear arms race and battling for proxy states. This was known as the cold war that lasted from 1947-1991. The cold war ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The United States foreign policy and actions during this time was to stop the spread of communism to proxy states. When the Korean War and Vietnam started in the fifty’s and sixties it was part of the U.S foreign policy to intervene in both countries Civil War.
This divided both countries into two: southern side supported capitalism and democracy and the northern side supported communism and dictatorship. However, Vietnam was latter reunited when the U.S. pulled out. Korea, however remained divided between North and South with a cease fire agreement ending the fighting. This means the Korean War is technically still occurring. Now that North Korea is developing advance nuclear weapons, history seems to be repeating itself with Communist Cuba under Fidel Castor dictatorship. The United States has already cut off all relations with North Korea as it did with Cuba. Also the U.S. has placed economic sanctions on the country and threatens other countries with sanctions that do business with North Korea. , If North Korea counties to threaten the U.S. and its allies, this leaves two options. Option one, accommodate with diplomacy until agreement is reached. Option two, the U.S. could also confront North Korea by adding a blockade around the Korean Peninsula witch would signal a full invasion.
