What are some similarities and differences between the Korean War and the Vietnam War?

Answer 1

Certainly-there ARE. They were both "policing actions", designed to contain (either North Korea and North Vietnam), but not invade or occupy. The Korean War involved nations "policing" North Korea from the United Nations. The Vietnam War did not have the U.N.'s involvement.
In both conflicts, American military powers considered the use of the atomic bomb, but thankfully did not do so. The Vietnam War had this stretch of land called the "DMZ", but the Korean War did not have that during the conflict, but did AFTER the ceasefire.
In the Korean War, the North Koreans had the help of the Chinese, and Russian (MIG pilots). In the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese also had the help of the Chinese, and Russians (supplies, SAM missiles, communications). During the Korean War, the American public thought of it as a distant war, not involving large number of troops. In the Vietnam War, the American public started to turn against the war for political and social reasons.
Lastly, the Korean War was more like the Second World War in terms of military forces fighting. Tanks, infantry, air support, large units, and tactics. The war in Vietnam was mostly a guerilla war, using small units for "Search and Destroy" operations. Both wars had the involvement of North/South local populations either fighting with or for the Communist forces.

Answer 2

I really can't add much to the first answer except that another difference was the outcome. There is no doubt that the west lost the Vietnam war, along with so many of the Vietnamese people who found life so intolerable under communism that they risked their lives in flimsy boats to cross the ocean to escape from the repressive regime of the north.

I have seen an answer here which said the US lost Korea. Obviously by someone who has no real knowledge of history. The north wanted to dominate the south and the south wanted to be free. At the end, the south was, and still is, free. So, the UN forces achieved their aim and the communists failed to achieve theirs. This means the UN won.

Answer 3

both split up into communist north and democratic south