1. American Perceptions of the Korean War
... , by acting in Korea this would be the first steps to establishing the critically important network of allied states (such as Japan and South Korea) that would sit alongside a rejuvenated Western Europe as a bulwark against Soviet expansion. NSC 68 focused heavily on the ideological differences of the superpowers and the threat posed to America, mentioning the term 'freedom' frequently as ... this would become not just the public front of the Korean War to the American people, but to all people via the U.N. – a war of ideology, of freedom vs. slavery or oppression. Therefore, the ...
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