Korean War

Question 1

Causes: US Red Scare

Answer 1

• Senator Joseph R. Mccartney creates the idea of the ‘red scare’ due to the anti-communist feeling in the US
• Feared that the USSR had soviet sympathizers in positions of power

Question 2

Causes: Stalin’s Thoughts

Answer 2

• Stalin may have been optimistic about a worldwide Communist revolution after the victory in China
• May have thought it was time to spread Communism further into Asia
• US influence in Japan was strong and anti-communist, Korea would need to be communist to spread Stalin’s influence