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The cause of the war was that Korea was under Japanese rule ever
since the end of the Chinese-Japanese war in 1895. After World
War II, in 1945, Korea was freed from Japan. The United States
troops occupied the southern part of the country and Russian forces
The very first and main reason we entered the war in Korea was
because John Foster Dulles, the future Secretary of State under
Dwight Eisenhower, said that it would be best if we entered the
war. At the time Dulles was a special advisor to the Secretary of
State Acheson. Dulles was in Tokyo when the Koreans staged war.
Dulles sent a message to Acheson that if the South Koreans start
losing and cannot hold back the North Koreans, they should send in
United States forces. He said to do so, "even though this risks
Russian counter moves. To sit by while Korea is overrun by
unprovoked armed attack would start a disaster chain even leading
most probably to World War III." When Dulles got back to
Washington he specified that he meant sending in United States Air
Almost immediately after getting word of the
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sixteen United Nations countries sent troops and forty-one
countries sent military equipment, food or other supplies. Soon after many
other troops were sent into Korea. The
United States sent around 9% of the supplies.
Earlier that day President of the United States, Harry S. Truman,
had announced that he had ordered U. If the communist
started conquering many nations they might start a whole empire
(the domino effect). He then called President Truman and got his approval.
On June 25, 1950 , without warning a surprise attack was
staged by North Korea, on South Korea, across the 38th Parallel.
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