Answer to Question #166903 in History for william

Question

Why did President Truman decide to intervene in Korea?

Answer 1

President Truman intervened in Korea for an array of reasons.

• First, he was worried that the fall of Korea could cause a domino effect on Japan which was important to the American trade. The president wanted to contain communism.
• Secondly, Truman felt that America had a responsibility to intervene due to their commitment to the Truman Doctrine. The promise entailed providing aid to countries that were threatened by communism.
• Thirdly, the American government aimed to stop Stalin under the assumption that the North Korean invasion had been caused by the USSR
• Truman administration took this as an opportunity the attack the communist troops in order to defend the noncommunist government.