Korean war Assignment: Choose ONE of the questions below. You should aim to write a 500+ word answer. Your answer is worth 100 points. Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War? Your answer should demonstrate an understanding of the different historiographical interpretations of the Korean War discussed in class on Tuesday. […]
Identify and analyze the major political, social, and economic elements of Cold War, which spanned about 45 years (1945-1990). Your answer should focus on both international (Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Latin American influence, etc.) and national (McCarthyism, Alger Hiss case, the Red Scare, etc.)
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 […]
The Essay Has to follow the Chicago Style Format Clearly. Read chapters 3, 4, 5 (from the colonial period through the Korean War) of Bruce Cumings’ book Korea’s Place in the Sun. Now, you have to identify Bruce Cumings’ question and argument and examine what evidence Cumings provides in order to support his argument. Lastly, […]
Did America win the Korean War? How did the definition for victory change and what precedent did the decision not to declare war potentially create for the future?
