What was the United States' motive in entering the Korean conflict?
1 Answer
To block the expansion of Communism and to protect the fledgling democracy of South Korea .
Explanation:
After World War II the United States had taken over the protection of South Korea and its transition from a conquered vassal of Japan to an independent nation.
Communist Soviet Union had taken over the protection of North Korea and its transition from a conquered vassal of Japan to an independent nation.
The UN sponsored an election to determine the nature of the nation of Korea after the transitions. The South voted overwhelmingly for a democratic government. The North was not allowed to vote by the Soviet Union.
After the election the United States began pulling most of its armed forces out of Korea. The Soviet Union began arming North Korea and training the North Korean army for an invasion of the south and the unification of all Korea under a communistic government.
When the North Korean forces invaded the south and threatened to quickly conquer the south, the United States and United Nation forces intervened. The goal was to protect the south from an invasion and to block the expansion of communism.
