HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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World War I
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Gulf War
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Vietnam War
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Korean War
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Detailed explanation-1: -Annual U.S. military expenditure more than doubled over the course of the Korean war, from less than 15 billion U.S. dollars to over 50 billion.
Detailed explanation-2: -America wanted not just to contain communism-they also wanted to prevent the domino effect. Truman was worried that if Korea fell, the next country to fall would be Japan, which was very important for American trade.
Detailed explanation-3: -Escape will cancel and close the window. On June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announces that he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid the democratic nation in repulsing an invasion by communist North Korea.
Detailed explanation-4: -Military spending in the United States was high prior to the Korean War due to the Cold War with the Soviet Union. The Korean War cost the US$30 billion in 1953, which is equivalent to US$341 billion in 2011.