1. Korea, the Truman Doctrine and the Policy of Containment Your Name Date Period

2. 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

3. 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

5. Psychological Perspective Red Scare or Fear of Communism

6. Geographic Perspective A communist Korea would threaten Japan A democratic Korea would threaten Communist China

7. Economic Perspective South Korea is an important trading partner for the United States

8. Why there are two Koreas United States and Russia agreed to jointly occupy at the end of WWII

9. Stakeholders The President The People of the United States Companies doing business with S. Korea, Japan and China

10. Costs The costs in terms of life were very high $30 Billion in 1950 dollars

11. Benefits Saved South Korea from Communism Demonstrated to other countries that U.S. would stop aggression Strengthened our friendship with Japan and United Nations

12. Why we should study Foreign Policy To understand why we went there To understand why we are still there To solve the problem

14. Conclusion: The Truman Doctrine was good Japan, China, South Korea and the United States must work together to resolve the problem of two Koreas

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