... countries, to move in and fight alongside the US in South Korea. Due to a multitude of reasons, the United States suddenly found themselves on the verge of a war against Communism on Korean soil. One of the things that motivated the Truman administration to lead the fight against communism was the huge amount of internal pressure to not sit back and let the world fall into the grips of evil communism. This internal pressure ... was a direct result of the intense tensions revolving around cold war era politics. One point ... ...

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