5 concepts
The Military Implementation of Containment
The Korean War was the first militarized instance of containment, as U.S. and South Korea fought against communist North Korea.
The Korean War
The Korean War was one of the most significant events of the Cold War, caused largely by the broader tensions between America and the Soviet Union.
The Armistice
An armistice ceasefire in 1953 ended fighting in Korea and established a buffer zone between North and South Korea, but tensions remain.
McCarthyism
"McCarthyism" is a term arising from the paranoia of the Second Red Scare in the U.S. from 1950-54, which was fed by Joseph McCarthy, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.
Korea, Communism, and the 1952 Election
The 1952 Presidential election hinged on the issues of Korea, Communism, and Corruption.