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Why were Americans frustrated and embarrassed by how the Korean War ended?

54,000 American lives and $67 billion had been lost fighting a war that accomplished nothing

What plan did U.S. General Douglass MacArthur come up with?

He suggested that instead of only trying to push back against the invading north Korean army, the US should also sail around them and launch a sneak attack from behind

How did General MacArthur want to deal with China

Macarthur wanted to use atomic bomb against china

Why was Korea divided North and South after WWII

Neither side trusted the other enough to give the other complete control over rebuilding Korea.

What started the Korean War

North Korea started the war

How did the U.S. and South Korean forces do against the North Korean Army at first

The North Korean army crushed the south Korean army and the newly arriving U.S forced, driving them back to russia

How did the Korean War end

both sides agreed only to a temporary truce rather than a permanent peace treaty

How did China respond

china felt threatened by the us advance toward their border they sent 300,00 soilders into North Korea to attack the oncoming us army

What mistake did General MacArthur then make

he disobeyed the president and plowed right across the 38th parallel into north korea

Why was Truman unwilling to take MacArthur's advice?

he was fearful of the soviet union response if the US used atomic bombs against a communist nation

What are differences between North Korea and South Korea today?

north is controlled by dictator and south is controlled by people

Why did President Truman decide the U.S. should get involved

president Truman was unwilling to allow communism to spread to South Korea