1950 Outbreak of the Korean War
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- 1950 Outbreak of the Korean War
- The Spring 1948 election poll suggested that 73% of Americans believed Truman to be soft on communism
- After WW2 ended, Japan surrendered and America would ally with North Korea whilst the Soviet Union allied with South Korea
- Leader of North Korea= Kim II Sung
- Leader of South Korea= Syngman Rhee
- In June, North Korea attacked South Korea
- Truman had been influenced by NSC 68 where the Soviet Union wanted to dominate Eastern Europe
- Czechoslovakia had fallen
- Truman felt that North Korea was testing the United Nations as they needed to demonstrate solidarity
- During the 1950s, there were growing concerns for America
- Fuch was found to be a Soviet spy
- McCarthyism
- Republican attacks
- Significance
- 36,914 Americans died
- Containment seemed to have worked
- North Korea was saved
- Asia now central to the Cold War
- America had now been inspired to support financial issues
- Dramatic increase in defence spending
- Truman failed to replace MacArthur
- Truman is now unable to convince Congress to support him
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