Cold War Essay
Place the Korean War in the context of the Cold War. How and why did President Truman respond as he did? How and why did he change American war aims?
Make sure you address both what our aims were in Korea and why the Cold War provoked us into action.
Primary sources:
Truman Doctrine or “ Statement by the President, Truman on Korea,” June 27, 1950. Links to both are included in this modules.
USE THESE AS PRIMARY SOURCES
https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/116192.pdf?v=31e383a7e226b441e40fb0527a828da0
