... After World War II, in 1945, Korea was freed from Japan. The United States troops occupied the southern part of the country and Russian forces took the north. The very first and main reason we entered the war in Korea was because John Foster Dulles, the future Secretary ... and cannot hold back the North Koreans, they should send in United States forces. He said to do so, "even though this risks Russian counter moves. To sit by while Korea is overrun by unprovoked armed attack would start a disaster chain even leading most probably to World War ... should fight for South Korea. Also, s...

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... After World War II, in 1945, Korea was freed from Japan. The United States troops occupied the southern part of the country and Russian forces took the north. The very first and main reason we entered the war in Korea was because John Foster Dulles, the future Secretary ... and cannot hold back the North Koreans, they should send in United States forces. He said to do so, "even though this risks Russian counter moves. To sit by while Korea is overrun by unprovoked armed attack would start a disaster chain even leading most probably to World War ... should fight for South Korea. Also, s...

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... "Containment" theory for the entirety of the Cold War. To make the "Containment" theory policy President Truman needed to get the backing of the rest of the government. To get the support of the government, he had to get the support of the people. Truman knew that if he wanted the support of the people he had to scare them. To scare ... force and more emphasis on understanding. Perhaps many wars could have been avoided and much money would have been saved in both countries, or perhaps we would all be speaking Russian now. The Cold War is over now and the United States did come out on to...

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... WWII a line at the 38th parallel was established to separate North Korea from South Korea. The North was completely Communistic (probably due to the high influence of Japan, and the Russian soldiers that occupied their land) and the South (occupied by American troops) ready for a new way of life. A life of not bound by Communism, but that was Capitalistic. In 1947 ... , the UN General Assembly declared that elections should be held throughout Korea to choose one government for the entire country. The UN was trying to help Korea become united under one government, but neither side was wil...

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... coming of World War II or even Vietnam." The experience of the Korean War, which left the safety of South Korea dependent upon the presence of American soldiers, sealed the U.S. government's attitude that all communist movements were hostile to the interests of the United States and its allies and the anti-communist effort in Vietnam was part of the struggle of ... are doing well. The $17 billion in aid also helped U.S. exports and markets for the future. The Berlin Airlift saw U.S. and Royal Airlift planes bring supplies to Berliners, breaking the Russian blockade. This was an attempt ...

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... successfully by providing financial aid to countries threatened by communism. In addition, the threat of United States military action against communist aggression contained the communist threat to its roots in Russian and Eastern Europe. His actions effectively kept in check the communist powers of his time. The Cold War was a long, tense period of time. The blame for the aforementioned war ... those nations occupied by the Soviet Union. He called Romania and Bulgaria police states, and in a speech on October 27, 1945, he announced that the United States would recognize no government i...

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