Tag: Containment

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27th June 1950: President Truman sends US navy and air force to Korea

27th June 2022
Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Communist, Containment, Korea, Korean War, North Korea, Truman, United Nations, USA

US President Harry S. Truman ordered air and naval forces to assist South Korea against an invasion by North Korea.

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24th September 1946: ‘Containment’ first suggested to President Truman in a report by Clark Clifford and George Elsey

24th September 2021
Tagged as: Cold War, Containment, Truman, Truman Doctrine, USA, USSR

Truman later ordered all copies to be brought to him and locked away since the content was a serious threat to US-Soviet relations.