korea, the truman doctrine and the policy of containment
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Korea, the Truman Doctrine and the Policy of Containment
Your NameDate
Period
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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
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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
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Psychological Perspective
• Red Scare or Fear of Communism
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Geographic Perspective
• A communist Korea would threaten Japan
• A democratic Korea would threaten Communist China
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Economic Perspective
• South Korea is an important trading partner for the United States
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Why there are two Koreas
• United States and Russia agreed to jointly occupy at the end of WWII
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Stakeholders• The President• The People of the
United States• Companies doing
business with S. Korea, Japan and China
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Costs
• The costs in terms of life were very high
• $30 Billion in 1950 dollars
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Benefits
• Saved South Korea from Communism
• Demonstrated to other countries that U.S. would stop aggression
• Strengthened our friendship with Japan and United Nations
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Why we should study Foreign Policy
• To understand why we went there
• To understand why we are still there
• To solve the problem
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Conclusion:
• The Truman Doctrine was good
• Japan, China, South Korea and the United States must work together to resolve
the problem of two Koreas
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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>.