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