Why Did America Join The Korean War - 1174 Words

Julia Jiang Foundation History History Research Paper 4/20/2015 Why did America Joined the Korean War In the 1950s, two super powers, the Soviet Union and America, were competing for influence throughout the world. The Soviet Union supported the spread of communist dictatorships, while the United States promoted democracy and capitalism. These opposing opinions over what kind of political and economy system should dominate the world resulted in remote wars, including the Korean War. In response to the Soviet Union’s aggrandized communism influence in Southern Europe and China, and bolstered by domestic hysteria at home, America entered the Korean War to prevent a legitimate threat of Soviet expansion in Asia. America was concerned that†¦show more content†¦The influence of Communism would expand in those countries once the Communist leader took the lead. America was concerned about the propaganda of Communism more than the expansion of Russian’s actual territory. In response, President Truman â€Å"gave aid to France troops in Greece and Turkey during the late 1940s† in order to â€Å"help contain communism in Europe and the Middle East.† The Soviet Union’s ambition was far beyond Southern Europe. In Asia, Russia was also trying to intervene inner country affairs in China. The Chinese Supreme leader, Mao Zedong, was a believer of communism. Thus, the Chinese government had an intimate relationship with the Soviet Union. Coalitions were formed in politically and economically. Joseph Stalin was eager to help and provide ideas. In order to win the Civil War and gain wide support from the citizens, Mao Zedong took advice from Joseph Stalin and â€Å"followed the Soviet model of development.† These evidence showed that Russia was ambitious to step into other countries’ inner affairs both economically and politically and spread the ideas of Communism. America, also aspiring more control in the world, could not stand on its feet to watch these incidents. Geographically, once the collaboration between Russia and China was formed and consolidated, these two countries would occupy large areas of Asia. This is a huge disadvantage for American troops. The Soviet Union was also reaching