USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Concerned that the Soviet Union and Communist China might have encouraged this invasion, President Harry S. Truman committed United States air, ground, and naval forces to the combined United Nations forces assisting the Republic of Korea in its defense.

Detailed explanation-2: -Outraged, Truman reportedly responded, “By God, I’m going to let them [North Korea] have it!” Truman did not ask Congress for a declaration of war, and he was later criticized for this decision. Instead, he sent to South Korea, with UN sanction, U.S. forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur to repel the invasion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Truman and his advisors found themselves under increased domestic pressure not to appear “soft” on communism abroad. Thus, when North Korean troops invaded the South, the Truman administration seized upon the opportunity to defend a non-communist government from invasion by communist troops.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dwight D. Eisenhower, remarks in Detroit, Michigan, October 24, 1952. While Dwight Eisenhower’s military career is most associated with World War II, it was the Korean War which Eisenhower dealt with early in his presidency.

Detailed explanation-5: -Eisenhower obtained a truce in Korea and worked incessantly during his two terms (1953-1961) to ease the tensions of the Cold War. Bringing to the Presidency his prestige as commanding general of the victorious forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight D.