In the document it talks about how the Korean War was lost in the minds of many. The war did not have any identity like other wars so it was forgotten. People did not want to think about war and just went on with their lives. That however does not mean that nothing happen, a war was fought and men died. The war was the main result of wanting to have the Soviets in check and to be close. This was important since the Soviets had gotten so much power in such a short time span. They had now the secret of how to make an atomic bomb, the Chinese Civil War came to an end with a communist victory. This was troublesome for the U.S. since if the communist go any further than American could lose the Cold war, and so when the communist invaded South