how did the USA casue the korean war by manipulating the UN Flashcards
big question 2 part 2
what did Truman immediately send to Korea after the North Korean invasion
sent warships and advisors to the waters around Korea
what alarmed the USA
the North Korean invasion
what did the americans believe that NK was trying to do
- americans believed that NK was trying to unsettle Asia and that this might spread to Europe
how did USA try to solve the dispute
USA called for a special session of the United Nations
why was the USSR boycotting the security council of the UN
because the UN refused to accept the communist government in China as being legal
what did USSR boycotting the security council lead to
meant the USSR could not veto the resolution which called for an immediate ceasefire in Korea
a) what did the USA turn their intervention in Korea into
b) what did this mean
a) a UN intervention
b) removed responsibility from the usa and still allowed it to try and contain communism
what did the USA believe that the UN would do
protect the south koreans
