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Jonathan Tunney 7 December 2003 Development and Change War has been a part of society since the beginning of time. Wars have been won. Wars have been lost. People have died. Countries have tasted the spoils of victory as well as the agony of defeat. Where some countries have stood to gain much from the art of war, others have fallen by the wayside, in terms of economic development and human security. ¡§To ensure the peaceful development of nations, free from coercion the United States has taken a leading part in establishing the United Nations¡¨. ~ Harry S. Truman This quote from Harry Truman gave life to the beginning of the Cold War, which from 1945-1991 pitted the U.S. against the Soviet Communist nations. The Marshall Plan, which is what Truman is referring to in the above quote, was the catalyst, which set the stage for over 45 years of ¡§cold¡¨ war. The plan was to give $400 million U.S. dollars in aid to Turkey and Greece with which to set up respective governments. This was just the beginning in the chain of events, which illustrates the actual impact of war. Korea From the day when North Koreans attacked South Korea on June 25, 1950 to the day of the armistice on July 27, 1953, the even