President Truman Feared: The Domino Effect Of The Korean War

The USSR pressured North Korea to invade South Korea, later they decided to attack. Now in Document C, The North Korean troops invaded South Korea and almost won the war, then the USA came in to support South Korea. Which after the USA came in, they pushed the North Koreans to the Yalu River. Since the ally of North Korea, China was concerned, they joined in and pushed the UN troops back to 38th Parallel. Then after some fighting, it ended in a stalemate. This also shows USA’s way of containing communism since South Korea was about to fall to communism and the domino theory might of worked. To quickly summarize. The North Korean army attacked South Korea and almost made it communist, later the USA joined and pushed them to Yalu river. Then China joined and pushed them to the 38th parallel. Later, it ended in a

China became a communist country because it offered opportunities for the peasants to own their own farms, industries and businesses, china became a communist country because the chinese people were tired of wars and fighting after being under the rule of warlords around 1916 many chinese began joining revolutionary groups and politicals parties in hopes of changing their country during and after the Great Revolution China saw several movements which forced a moved to communism in 192, China became a communist state in 1949 under the leadership of chairman Mao. This then prevented the Sino-Soviet treaty to be made, Stalin saw an opportunity due to this, America believed China threatened the security of their nations, America then did not want communism to spread in the world we live in. The cold war tensions between the United states and the USSR eventually exploded in Korea when the soviet backed North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950 this determined to not let communism to spread in east asia from here truman order military spending and ordered General MacArthur to retake the southern half in peninsula. MacArthur success then pushed North Korea almost up to the Chinese border this threatened over million soldiers from Communist China in Korea.

North Korea’s attack came without warning and President Harry Truman with the help of the United Nations, vowed to defend democratic South Korea(document C). American forces that occupied Japan after World War 2, were sent to defend South Korea(document C). the American commander, General Douglass MacArthur, made a risky, yet successful counterattack at the port of Inchon(document C). North Korea was pushed all the way back to the border of North Korea and Communist China. In November of m1950, China enters the war and pushes the U.N. and U.S. forces back into South Jorea. The war finally ended in 1953 very close to the original 1950 borders. The war caused more than two million deaths, including over 50,000 Americans(document C). I believe this is the weakest example of containment because the United States never thought about keeping a eye on Communist countries. I also believe this is a weak example because Communist China even got

According to Document C, on June 25, 1950, North Korea suddenly invaded South Korea. North Korea was supported by the Soviet Union, while South Korea was being supported by the U.S. president, Harry Truman, and the United Nations promised to defend South Korea. After World War 2, on September 14, 1950, the U.S. and the U.N. were officially sent to protect South Korea, but the U.S. and the United Nation’s forces were almost pushed off the Korean peninsula. The leader of the Americans, was General Douglass MacArthur. On November 25, 1950, General MacArthur organized a dangerous, yet victorious retaliation at the port of Inchon. The Americans pushed the North Korean forces all the way back to the border of North Korea and communist China, but this battle got difficult again because China got involved and pushed the Americans back to South Korea. Over two million people died in this war as well as more than fifty thousand American soldiers. This act of containment in a way made the U.S. look kind of weak, because there were a lot of deaths and suffering before it ended therefore making their system look

The Korean War was a defining part of the United States foreign policy in the Cold War Era and was a response to threats from the Soviet Union. The Korean War was a culmination of tensions between North and South Korea that had resulted from the influences the United States and the Soviet Union inculcated into the countries during their occupation. When the Korean War was initiated, by the invasion of South Korea by North Korea, the United States and their allies in the United Nations perceived the invasion as a bold communistic expansion effort that occurred without provocation. (Document A). Further validating this idea was the fact that the attack was endorsed by the USSR, and partially lead by Red China, both of which were communist countries

President Eisenhower called for the intervention in Asia to stop the domino effect of communism from spreading, even though Asia had "lost some 450 million of its peoples to the Communist dictatorship"(doc 4) as to protect the American economy (capitalism) and to avoid communism from spreading to the U.S.. The President showed that not only was the U.S. economy prepared for war, but the political leaders were ready to use the empowered army, brought on by the military-industrial complex, to fight a foreign war such as the Korean War. Conflict in the United States arose based on "hostility toward… specific nations, races, and religious groups"(Doc 2), and while the U.S. was helping it's foreign capitalist allies with it's mobilized economy, fears of communism influencing America created a large witch hunt. In court, citizens who loved the united states could be accused of being "a member of the communist party"(doc 3) which could end their careers and lives, however the mobilized industry being used to fight communism had to be clear of Communist Infiltration. The need for foreign intervention to contain and fight communism as well as domestic scares from communist influence and attacks led to the mobilization of the United States economy to fight any war and protect against any foreign influence.

This caused American and Communist Chinese forces to fight each other during the Korean War, which began in 1949. Communist threats against Taiwan in the 1950's drove the U.S. and the Chinese Communists to the brink of nuclear war. The U.S. went to war in Vietnam in part to prevent the expansion of Chinese Communism. For the United States, China today is neither an outright enemy, nor a trusted friend. Today tensions exist because of the kind of government China has, and the actions it takes.

On the 25th of June 1995, North Korea took the first military action. They sent 75,000 troopers to south korea with a wanted outcome of soviet expansion .America took this as a “threat” to their way of living/life.So in the same month (June). America sent in their stoppers to south korea , on the behalf of south Korea .President Kennedy ,and Dwight D. Eisenhower did not see any good in communism spreading.

However, given the circumstances, Truman’s methods of dealing with Asia were principally justified. To start, it is commonly argued that the United States should have interfered in the Chinese civil war, as the KMT’s defeat marked a new, large communist threat. Admittedly, if the US had sufficient resources to ensure halt of communism in both Europe and Asia, this would have been a logical decision. However, the US did not have these capabilities, so it came down to a matter of priority. Reallocation of resources to both Asia and Europe could have been a potentially dangerous move, as both fronts could be lost from resources being spread too thin. At any rate, Truman came to the conclusion that European recovery was a higher priority for US funds. His judgement proved to be equitable as the US had great success in deterring communist expansion past eastern-Europe. Additionally, in Asia Truman had to deal with the Korean War, which had been declared as a surprise invasion. Having to act decisively, Truman pledged Douglas MacArthur in command of the US troops. After losing a large amount of ground in South Korea, MacArthur launched a counteroffensive and managed to push back the North Koreans to the 38th parallel (default border). After a botched attempt at invading North Korea due to the intervention of China, a stalemate was reached at the 38th parallel. Republicans condemned Truman for failing to achieve a military

The Cold War was a time in our nation’s history where different countries were “going at it” with each other over communism. This time lasted for 45 years. The main strategy during this time was “containment”. It was originally created by Truman who wanted to “contain” communism. The Containment Strategy was used to contain communism, which was the big thing during the Cold War.

1. Truman’s Policy of Containment was that the U.S. would work to stop the spread of communism by providing political, economic, and military assistance to all democratic nations under the threat of communism or any external authoritarian forces. The political aspect of this policy was the alliances made during the Cold War. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was a defensive alliance among the U.S. and other European countries against the Soviet Union. This alliance still exists today. The Warsaw Pact was a defensive alliance that included the Soviet Union and its satellite governments in Eastern Europe. These alliances assured that if one country was attacked, then the others must react by coming to the defense.

America's Involvement in the Korean War The USA emerged from WWII as the dominant Western, democratic superpower. She quickly established for herself a role as world policeman, and defender of the "free world". When, on June 25th 1950, Communist North Korean forces invaded the South of the country, the USAwas quick to step in, and with UN support and approval, sent in military forces to restore the balance. However, it is questionable whether moral principles were the only reason for America's involvement in the Korean War, or whether perhaps the Truman administration had other validation for such a huge scale military campaign.

The United States and China were eagerly ready to be drawn into the Korean War. Why wouldn’t they be? After WWII, Japan was forced to relinquish Korea, among other territories that it claimed , and Korea was left to fend for herself. Korea was managing but the country could not come to an agreement on a major topic: The type of government the country should fall under as a unified nation. The northern half, lead by Kim II Sung, wanted to operate under the communist rule; but the southern half, lead by Syngman Rhee, wanted to operate under a democracy (non-communist and independent ruling). This was like a set of twin siblings arguing and fighting over which of the two of them should carry the basketball as they walk down the street to the basketball court. They are that they both want to play basketball together but they can’t agree on who should be in charge and carry the ball. Well, the older and more experienced neighbors, The United States and China, wanted to play too but since it was Korea’s court, they decided to just sit back and await a decision but could only bear to watch the argument and fight for so long. They too had an opinion about who should carry the ball or should I say which governmental theory to abide; therefore, they wanted to intervene.

The Korean War also illustrated that the United States would stand up to communism. The United States was against the foreign policy of containment. The Korean War was the first military stand against communism. This war proved that the United States would do anything to

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