" At the time, going to war with Korea was a popular agreement, but Harry Truman was having second guesses. Truman felt that the decision to go to war with Korea was an immense outcome, even more so than using the atomic bomb, because he feared that he might have been taking the country into a dreadful war. Truman decided to take control towards the end of World War II and then not long after that, he was having to make the decision to enter Korea. ... " After World War II had just happened and now the United States was entering the Korean War, many wonder if the Lesson of Munich h...

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World War I began in 1914 creating friction amongst the European people, along with hostility and violence. ... Truman tried his best to stay informed about the war. ... In June 1950, when the Communist government of North Korea attacked South Korea, Truman conferred promptly with his military advisers. ... A long, discouraging struggle ensued as U.N. forces held a line above the old boundary of South Korea. Truman kept the war a limited one, rather than risk a major conflict with China and perhaps Russia. ...

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After the United States became involved in World War 1, Truman enlisted in the artillery in 1917. ... After a military incident stemming from the Korean war, Truman decided to not run for a third term. ...

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