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The Korean War
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- In 1950, Truman sent U.S. troops into Korea for U.N. authorized police action. Was she surprised that the U.S. became involved in the Korean conflict?
- Truman wanted to fight in Korea because he "felt certain that if South Korea was allowed to fall Communist leaders would...override nations closer to our own shores." Did she think that Communism was something that the U.S. should have been concerned about or not?
- At the beginning of the war, the American troops were very successful, fighting their way to the Chinese border. Did it seem that the U.S. was a powerful country? How did she feel when U.S. troops were pushed back to South Korea?
- President Eisenhower was elected during the Korean War. Did she vote in this election? Why did she vote the way she did? Did Eisenhower's military affiliation influence her vote?
- The fighting in Korea basically ended where it began, at the 38th parallel. How did this make her feel about the war? Did she think that the U.S. had made a statement about America's commitment to containing Communism? Did it feel like the fighting had been a pointless venture?
- How did the mood of the country at the end of the Korean War compare to the mood of the country at the finish of WWII? Why did she think that there was a difference?
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