To aid South Korean armies, they appointed Task Force Smith- 540 men to stop North Korean advance. ... This was the first time in the war that the American troops the offensive position. ... Koreans had no respect for the rules and ethics of war. ... To turn the tide of the war, MacArthur suggests using nuclear weapons to completely take Korea back, and though his relationship with the president is tense, Truman recognizes that the use of nuclear weapons could help win the war. ... To this day, Korea is still split at the 38th parallel, and the war ended with no proof that the war was ev...

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Korea has earned the distinction of being called by many authors the bloodiest campaign ever fought during the Cold War. Not officially a war at all Korea was the first conflict of its kind, it changed the policy of how America would fight its future wars. American involvement in the Korean conflict was reminiscent of the countries involvement in last two world wars in that it was not prepared to fight in a full-scale conflict. ... In taking the United States to war in Korea, President Truman did two critical things that would shape the future of America's military actions. ... Statin...

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It was not right to fire Macarthur during the Korean War. At the end of World War II, Korea had divided into North Korea and South Korea. ... Beginning of Korean War was the evidence of conflict between Macarthur, and President Truman. ... President Truman's perspective to see the Korean War, and his problems. ... After he dismissal General Macarthur, he had lots of difficulties, but the thought so far it had been successful, so far he had prevented World War III, so far, by fighting a limited war in Korea, he had prevented aggression from succeeding and bringing on a general war. ...

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There was little down time between the end of World War II and the beginning of the Truman administration's next foreign problem, the occupation of Korea and the Korean War. ... Rhee's regime was the trigger to kicking off the Korean War. ... Several reasons backed Truman in entering the Korean War. ... The rising tensions of the Cold War could have been yet another factor in the American's involvement in the Korean War. ... The midst of the Korean War, almost all of South Korea was t...

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In June 1950, a military struggle between South Korea and North Korea quickly developed into a limited international war involving the U.S. and nineteen other nations. The conflict, known as the Korean War, began when the North Korean army, equipped by the Soviet Union, invaded South Korea. ... I am not sure whether it was entirely due to MacArthur's influence, but the White House finally agreed that the Korean War was an opportunity to force communism out of Korea. ... MacArthur claimed that the United Nations had won the war and that it would be possible to send a division of tro...

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The term McCarthyism is a term used to describe senator Joe McCarthy's methods on the "war" against communism. ... The public's beliefs were reinforced by the Korean conflict. When the North passed the 38th parallel, which was the division of North and South Korea after World War II, the United States sent support to defend South Korea from the communist North Korea. ... This World War II general and current secretary of defense supported Truman's decision to fire MacArthur. ... One witness was World War II hero Brigadier General Ralph W. ...

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Schlesinger also believes that the threat of nuclear war with the Soviet Union after World War II, "led to congress surrendering much of its oversight of military and diplomatic matters" (pg. 1). He also believes that congress should be the one making the final call on decisions regarding wars. Schlesinger states that leading to the Korean War was the first major conflict that was conducted with no congressional declaration of war. ... The founders never dreamed that Congress would surrender its exclusive entitlement to declare war. ... As designed by the Constitution's frame...

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She attacked and finally won; world war (ii). ... Roosevelt, America did not want to participate in the war. ... This included China, Korea, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. ... This marked the end of the war in Europe. ... The war claimed more than 300000 lives. ...

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Military West Point, and Command and General Staff War College. ... He really liked to lead people; he was a general in World War Two. ... He also flew a fighter jet in the Korean and Vietnam War. ... He served in an office to the Assistant Secretary of War. ... In World War Two, Dwight served as a Five Star General. ...

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After World War II the United States were the only nation who became stronger economically and military and who could remain a World Power but during the 1950s the society of America seemed to be corrupt and weak, everybody was mistrustful of other people. ... After the dismissal of the Hollywood Ten, in 1950 just some days before the Korean War a composition was published with names of actors, writers, radio and television entertainers. ... McCarthy began before the World War II and until 1954 his name signified The Reign of Fear- (Milton3).+++ He can be compared to Hitler, who attacked th...

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