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Korea, the Truman Doctrine and the Policy of Containment

Korea, the Truman Doctrine and the Policy of Containment. Your Name Date Period. My Position. Containment was a good idea We saved South Korea from communists Harry Truman was U.S. President, his Truman Doctrine prevented the spread of communism. Invasion .

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Korea, the Truman Doctrine and the Policy of Containment

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  1. Korea, the Truman Doctrine and the Policy of Containment Your Name Date Period

  2. My Position • Containment was a good idea • We saved South Korea from communists • Harry Truman was U.S. President, his Truman Doctrine prevented the spread of communism

  3. Invasion • North Korea Invaded South Korea in June of 1950. • They overran most of the country including the capitol of Seoul. • The North had Russian made T-34 Tanks

  4. Psychological Perspective • Red Scare or Fear of Communism

  5. Geographic Perspective • A communist Korea would threaten Japan • A democratic Korea would threaten Communist China

  6. Economic Perspective • South Korea is an important trading partner for the United States

  7. Why there are two Koreas • United States and Russia agreed to jointly occupy at the end of WWII

  8. Stakeholders • The President • The People of the United States • Companies doing business with S. Korea, Japan and China

  9. Costs • The costs in terms of life were very high • $30 Billion in 1950 dollars

  10. Benefits • Saved South Korea from Communism • Demonstrated to other countries that U.S. would stop aggression • Strengthened our friendship with Japan and United Nations

  11. Why we should study Foreign Policy • To understand why we went there • To understand why we are still there • To solve the problem

  12. Conclusion: • The Truman Doctrine was good • Japan, China, South Korea and the United States must work together to resolve the problem of two Koreas

  13. Works Cited • Congressional Research Service. "Costs of Major U.S. Wars." United States Department of State. Version Order Code RS22926. Library of Congress, 24 July 2008. Web. 17 Apr. 2010. <http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/108054.pdf>. • "Korea, South." U.S. Department of State. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2010. <http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/ks/>. • "South Korea : Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. " American Memory from the Library of Congress - Home Page. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2010. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/krtoc.html>. • "The Center for the Study of the Korean War." The Center for the Study of the Korean War. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2010. http://www.koreanwararchives.com/>. • "Truman Presidency Exhibit - Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum & Library . " Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2010. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hst/g.htm>.

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