Why did the US intervene in the Korean War?
- Created by: saffron129
- Created on: 31-03-14 19:56
View mindmap
- Why did the US intervene in the Korean war?
- Obligation
- Dean Acheson had said it was the US's obligation to help defend sovereign states, which implied Korea.
- Standing up to Moscow
- Acheson believed Stalin was 'testing' the West
- Berlin Blockade
- Stalin blocked all road, rail and canal access to Berlin
- Berlin Blockade
- had to be seen to stand up to communsism
- democrats were seen as soft on communism
- Acheson believed Stalin was 'testing' the West
- Popular Support
- congress voted 315 to 4 to extend the draft law.
- Truman had much support from the public
- Korea was a "dagger pointed at the heart of Japan"
- Japan was a vital interest to the USA due to it's recent defeat and it was a major industrial producer for the US.
- Communist Korea would be a direct threat, being only 100 miles away
- The UN
- the US was part of a larger UN force
- "police action"
- Obligation
Similar History resources:
Teacher recommended
Comments
No comments have yet been made