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America, Russia, and the Cold War 1945 - 2002: Updated, 9/e
Walter LaFeber, Cornell University

Korea: The War for Both Asia and Europe (1950-1951)

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President Harry S Truman Initial Measures Taken by the United States in the Korean Crisis

Chinese Foreign Ministry - Why China Intervened in Korea November 11 1950



1

Why did Truman's statement of the United States' initial measures in Korea mark a shift in American policy in Asia?
2

Was the United States justified in taking unilateral action against the North Koreans? What about the Chinese? Were their concerns legitimate?
3

Why were U.S. policymakers so concerned with the fate of Korea? How did their concerns both overlap and contradict the concerns of the Chinese?
4

How did the Chinese invoke historical examples to justify their support of the North Koreans as lawful? How did they portray American actions as unlawful?