US containment in Asia -> The Defensive Perimeter Strategy Flashcards
1
Q
What was the Defensive Perimeter Strategy?
A
- Acheson’s review of US policy that aimed at increasing military security of the Pacific
- It highlighted areas in Pacific that needed to be protected from communist threat
2
Q
When was it introduced?
A
January 1950
3
Q
Who was it introduced by?
A
Dean G. Acheson
- US Secretary of State
4
Q
what countries were included in the Defensive Perimeter strategy?
A
Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines
5
Q
What flaws did the Defensive Perimeter Strategy have?
A
- Did not include Korea (omitted from the defensive cordon)
- Could be described as imperialist
- Would be expensive to uphold
- May not be welcomed by all countries it aimed at ‘protecting’
6
Q
why was the omission of Korea disastrous?
A
Implied that Korea was obtainable
- one of the triggers for the Korean War, launched by communist controlled North Korea in June 1950
