the US aims in Korea
how the support of the UN helped
how far the US achieved its aims
whether MacArthur should have been allowed to invade North Korea
why MacArthur was removed
the military and civilian cost of war
The US has one goal in Korea and that is to stop the spread of Communism throughout the reigon as much as possible. Fortunatly, we have gained the support of the UN in our mission to contain Soviet influence, largely due to the absence of the USSR from UN assembly due to their boycott. This has given us the aid of many UN nations, but we are still takeing on the majority of the responsability of this war as a nation. What is absolutly necessary in Korea is to regain South Korea's freedom from communist forces occupying the reigon. If communism is allowed to continue to spread at its current rate, it could very well take over all of Asia, which would be divistateing to our containment efforts. A secondary goal of the war would be to eliminate communism from Koera entirely. North Korea's communist, one-state regime is a dangerous one. Even if South Korea is saved, they still will have a communist threat directly north of them, with a large influence in Asia. When we invaded North Korea, the Chinese forces (who are communist and have been tought to be anti-American by Soviet influences) met us with an unexpected strength. We weere pushed back behind the origional divider of Korea, and former President Tuman decided to pull troops. US Military General MacArthur went against direct orders and threatened the Chinese anyways, and was removed from his position. Although he was only doing what he thought was best for the country and the safety of the American people, the President needs to know he is surrounded by people he can trust, so MacArthur was removed from his position. Had that war been started, chances were the USSR would have been involved. That would have made the war a hard one to win, and the costs of loseing the war would have been unthinkable to the US people and nation as a whole. As of now the US policy of containment has been rather unsuccessful, due mainly to a lack of aggression, especially in Asia. Communist forces have already taken over China, who we had previously thought of as our biggest ally in Korea, and if we had to invade Korea to stop it from takeing over there. In the future we need to be more aggressive to stop communist threats before they reach the point they did in China and Korea, or we could face an entirely Communist Asia, and even Europe.
Showing posts with label Truman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Truman. Show all posts
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Dropping the Atomic Bomb
1. What factors have affected viewpoints on Truman's decision?
- The devistation the bomb caused was outstanding. It absolutle devistated the Japanese (75000 instant deaths and tens of thousands more due to radation poinioning)
- The ability of the US to win without the bomb.
- The devistation an invasion would have caused on both sides.
- The unimaginable treatement of US prisioners of war in Japanese death camps.
2. Do you think he made the right decision? Give your reasons.
Harry Trubman not only made the right decision in droping the atomic bombs on Japan, he made the only morally right decision he possably could have. As President, he took an oath. In said oath he promised the American people he would protect them and their rights above all else. Invadeing Japan would have been absloutly devistateing for America. an estimated 220,000 soldiers would have been killed, which means 220,000 wives left widowed, parents left childless, and children left with only one parent. droping the bombs was directly responsable for saveing the lives of these would be casualitys of war. As devistateing as this was for the Japanese, a domestic war would have been almost if not equally devistateing. The bottom line is droping the bombs saved lives, which is what Trubman promised the American people he would do.
- The devistation the bomb caused was outstanding. It absolutle devistated the Japanese (75000 instant deaths and tens of thousands more due to radation poinioning)
- The ability of the US to win without the bomb.
- The devistation an invasion would have caused on both sides.
- The unimaginable treatement of US prisioners of war in Japanese death camps.
2. Do you think he made the right decision? Give your reasons.
Harry Trubman not only made the right decision in droping the atomic bombs on Japan, he made the only morally right decision he possably could have. As President, he took an oath. In said oath he promised the American people he would protect them and their rights above all else. Invadeing Japan would have been absloutly devistateing for America. an estimated 220,000 soldiers would have been killed, which means 220,000 wives left widowed, parents left childless, and children left with only one parent. droping the bombs was directly responsable for saveing the lives of these would be casualitys of war. As devistateing as this was for the Japanese, a domestic war would have been almost if not equally devistateing. The bottom line is droping the bombs saved lives, which is what Trubman promised the American people he would do.
The War in the Pacific
1. What was the importance of the Battle of Midway?
The battle was the turning point of the Pacific aspect of the war. The US devistated the Japanese, destorying 4 aircraft carriers with 250 planes. After this battle the US continued to push the Japanese back across the Pacific towards Asia.
2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
After Midway, the US stayed on the offensive, "leapfroging" from one pacific island to the other in order to push the Japanese back and lessen their presence in the Pacific.
3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
The Japanese realized that their chances of not completly loseing the war were diminishing and that a loss at Iwp Jima would mean almost certain failure of the war.
4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
They believed the great losses suffered at Okinawa would be what an invasion of Japan would be like becasue of highly defended the island was. Japan itself would be similarly defended, which would mean a similar resistance and death toll.
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
The Manhattan Project was a project led by many US scientists who developed the atomic bomb.
6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
He decided it was necessary to drop the bomb becasue in the long run it would save lives. As much destruction as it caused it prevented all the destruction that an invasion and lenghtly battle would have caused.
The battle was the turning point of the Pacific aspect of the war. The US devistated the Japanese, destorying 4 aircraft carriers with 250 planes. After this battle the US continued to push the Japanese back across the Pacific towards Asia.
2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
After Midway, the US stayed on the offensive, "leapfroging" from one pacific island to the other in order to push the Japanese back and lessen their presence in the Pacific.
3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
The Japanese realized that their chances of not completly loseing the war were diminishing and that a loss at Iwp Jima would mean almost certain failure of the war.
4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
They believed the great losses suffered at Okinawa would be what an invasion of Japan would be like becasue of highly defended the island was. Japan itself would be similarly defended, which would mean a similar resistance and death toll.
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
The Manhattan Project was a project led by many US scientists who developed the atomic bomb.
6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
He decided it was necessary to drop the bomb becasue in the long run it would save lives. As much destruction as it caused it prevented all the destruction that an invasion and lenghtly battle would have caused.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
War for Europe and North Africa - Part II
6. What was D-Day?
A group of almost 3 million allied forces landed behind German lines in Normandy, France and attacket, beginning the largest land-sea-air attack in army history.
7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?
After the allied forces took their first German city, the Germans launched an offensive on the allied forces to try to regain the lost territory. The battle lasted one month and crippled the Nazi forces, who lost 120,000 soldiers.
8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?
They found the Nazi death camps that were used by the Nazis in an attempt to eliminate all non-aryans liveing in Europe.
9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S. President?
Hitler killed himself after it was evident that Germany was goingf to have to surrender. FDR died of a stroke befoere he got to see the allied forces win the war and his VP Harry S. Trubman took over as President of the United States.
A group of almost 3 million allied forces landed behind German lines in Normandy, France and attacket, beginning the largest land-sea-air attack in army history.
7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?
After the allied forces took their first German city, the Germans launched an offensive on the allied forces to try to regain the lost territory. The battle lasted one month and crippled the Nazi forces, who lost 120,000 soldiers.
8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?
They found the Nazi death camps that were used by the Nazis in an attempt to eliminate all non-aryans liveing in Europe.
9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S. President?
Hitler killed himself after it was evident that Germany was goingf to have to surrender. FDR died of a stroke befoere he got to see the allied forces win the war and his VP Harry S. Trubman took over as President of the United States.
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