2. How did the US react to North Korea’s invasion of South Korea?
The US reacted to the North Korean invasion of South Korea in June 1950 by taking the crisis to the United Nations Security Council. The US intended to achieve a UN resolution for military intervention in Korea. The reasons for President Truman's decision are complex, some historians argue that the US decided to intervene in line with the policy of containment, others argue that it was to defend the principles of the...