WAR+2+BASIC+INFO+POLITICS

__Vocabulary- __ __Communism- __ A branch of socialism, also a socioeconomic structure and political ideology that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless society based on common ownership and control of the means of production and property in general. (wikipedia) __38th Parallel- __ A degree of latitude, where a battle was fought in the Korean War, also where the treaty was made later on. Then the border between North and South Korea __Containment- __a policy uniting military, economic, and diplomatic strategies to contain any further Soviet communist expansion and to enhance America’s security and influence abroad during the Cold War. The policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to expand communist influence in eastern Europe and elsewhere. (wikipedia) __Basic Information __ When?- The Korean war was started on June 25th 1950. It was started by the North Korean’s attack on the South Koreans. It was officially announced by North Korea at 11. A.m. That day.

Where?-It began south of the 38th parallel when North Korea attacked South Korea.  How?- Containment was the main cause of Korean conflict. It was a policy adopted by the US to contain communist governments.  Who?-North Korea attacked South Korea just south of the 38th parallel that was then serving as a border.  __<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Key Questions __ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">What policies created by the US government launched us into War? <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The main policy known to have helped put the US in the Korean war was namely Containment. Containment was the strategy used to contain any further spread of communism in the cold war. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Was there a lot of government support for the war and who were they? If not explain who was against it. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">There was a large amount of support for the containment policy, because of the time that this policy was adopted. Mostly it was adopted for the Greeks by president Truman. This was to help keep people free, which meant many Americans supported it. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Did the United States formally declare war in Congress and when? If yes, what was the outcome of the Vote? If not, explain the policy that allowed our government to launch military campaign. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">There was never an official declaration for the war. Only to send troops to support south Korea, but there was a vote and it was in agreement to support the non-communist from becoming communist. This fear of communism was real for them and so the US sent troops into Asia, but it was generally controlled more by the UN then the US.
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