1. Korean War
... . UN troops, jostled by the mobs, were ordered to carry arms at all times. Again Rhee was to blame for stirring up this anti-American sentiment. Soon after, the government banned what it had previously called "spontaneous" demonstrations - occurring regularly, two or three times a day, for weeks. An order sent out by his Education Ministry read: "Students will not demonstrate against ... the war against their will." Others believed that having this "sinister man" as a treaty partner could drag the U.S. into another world war. In a forceful letter to Rhee, Secretary of State John Foster D...
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