At the end of World War II, Korea had divided into North Korea and South Korea. Basically North Korea was occupied by Russian troops, the Communist group, and South Korea was occupied by American troops. In their northern zone the Soviets set up a puppet Communist clique and trained a Communist army, Deter minded to prevent the formation of a free South Korean government, the Russians fought against its establishment. On June 25 1950, A North Korean army – Russian-trained, Russian equipped, and presumably Russian-inspired- suddenly lunged southward across the borderline 38th parallel with the object of engulfing UN-sponsored South Korea. Beginning of Korean War was the evidence of conflict between Macarthur, and President Truman. Because result of lost South Korea by communists meant that lost only democratic country in the eastern Asia, which had not to be happened for America. Truman tried to think here.

The Security Council of the UN, then meeting on Long Island, moved swiftly under prodding from Washington. Because, if the UN failed, all hope of collective security would presumably perish, and World War III would become virtually inevitable. Truman would have to

Macarthur sought to expand the war Mainland China and ignored Truman’s orders to use only Korean troops near the Chinese border. He really wanted to unify the two Koreas as one country. The fact is that Macarthur was the general, and the person actually understood what Korean really wanted. We can see that some Korean can’t even meet their relations. Macarthur was trying to make things more peaceful.

move rapidly, too a resolute stand. He ordered the navy to neutralize Formosa by preventing attacks from Formosa on China or from Communist China on Formosa. Finally, Macarthur was ordered. Macarthur was one of the most important general in the war during the period of the time. When Communist North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950, the United States entered the war with the support of the United Nations, named the UN commander; Macarthur hastily dispatched U.S. occupation troops from Japan to Korea. (http://encarta.msn.com). Under authority of the UN, President Truman appointed General Douglas Macarthur as commander of the international force. On June 7, Macarthur was placed in charge of all UN forces with the remaining South Korean troops also under his command. By September 1950, a stalemate had been reached, with the communists controls the monopoly of air space, Macarthur also now had more ground troops at his disposal than the Korean People Army. He was therefore able to hold off repeated attempts to break through the defensive perimeter. General Macarthur, who almost alone among our military leaders, saw what could be done and what could be won by doing it (Ridgway 163). America was not only fighting against North Korea, but also communists of Russians, and China. European and North American states had been opposed by the totalitarian approach adopted by the Communists in the Soviet Union (Stokesbury 28). The Americans and their associates were hurled southward across the 38th parallel, in a frostbitten, humiliating retreat. The Russians had the greatest armed force in the world, and the United States had the atomic bomb. So, UN forces were establishing positions along the 38th parallel against invading Communist forces, which included Chinese communist troops.

While attempts were being made to explore the possibilities of negotiations on Far Eastern problems, General Macarthur issued the statement below. By presenting the Red Chinese with an ultimatum they must reject, the statement had the effect of scuttling a UN cease-fire offer. By order of the President, dated December 6, 1950, no statement concerning military policy was to be released until it had clearance from Washington. In an effort to keep General Macarthur’s public utterances in line with Administration policies, the President instructed the Joint Chiefs of Staff to silence General Macarthur. The President had directed that Macarthur’s attention be called to his order transmitted, and any further statements by Macarthur must be coordinated as prescribed in the order. The President had also directed that in the event Communist military leaders request an armistice in the field, Macarthur immediately report that fact to the Joint Chiefs of Staff for instructions. In the end, because of General Macarthur’s defiance, President Truman found it necessary to relieve the General of his duties. President Truman had concluded that General

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