ASIAN AM 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Truman Doctrine, Syngman Rhee, Kim Il-Sung
8 Nov 2016
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Cold war policy: truman doctrine and policy of containment. In 1947, truman argued that containment of communism in european key to national security and securing democratic principles: contain communism, spread u. s. democracy foundation of u. s. Cold war policy: prompted aid to nations with communist or soviet union leaning, economic and indirect support. Significance of berlin crisis: u. s. policy of containment, division of east and west berlin, detente. Significance of communist takeover of china, october 1, 1949: global power was shifted, shift in u. s. Cold war policy: from economic aid, to supply of weaponry and military: shift of u. s. foreign policy away from europe and towards asia. End of wwii, allies divided korea ceded by japan at 38th parallel. U. s. backed unpopular government of syngman rhee in southern portion of korean peninsula and soviet union sponsored kim il sung in northern portion. On june 25, 1950 forces in north attacked south, instigating u. s. to enter conflict.
