Korean War

Korean War

Thesis Statement

“The Korean War widened the gap between the United States and the Soviet Union on the issue of communism”.

Introduction

The Korean War—considered the forgotten war by some because it fell between the “good” war, World War II, and the “bad” war, Vietnam—was the first time in the nuclear age when the United States committed its forces to combat. It presented several problems to the nation's political and military commanders, and it marked many changes in American military institutions.

Discussion

The war demonstrated America's willingness to actively pursue the foreign policy of containment that had been outlined in the immediate postwar period, ...