Korean+War

1. The United States was afraid of communism spreading so they helped out South Korea.

2. After the United States withdrew their troops in 1949 civil war was looming and drawing closer.

3. The United States appointed General Douglas MacArthur to command the forces and defend South Korea.

4. South Korea needed all the help they could get because they were a primarily agrarian society.

5. China joined the side of the North Koreans later and they helped pushed the U.S. and their allies back.

6. An armistice was signed in July of 1953 ending the war, even though they still have conflicts to this very day.

7. After the war the U.S. showed that it would fight communism wherever it came from, including later in Vietnam.

8. President Truman dismissed General MacArthur because he was afraid of WWIII.

9. The U.N. showed it would become involved in many different military conflicts.