War Within a War

Ah, the Korean War. Fabulous. So. As mentioned in my very first post, the Cold War was legitamently about communism. And you also know that the U.S.S.R. was trying their darndest to spread it all over the world, but of course the U.S. wanted the opposite. We were scared to death. As long as communism didnt spread throughout neighboring countries of the U.S.S.R. it would all be alright...until we lost the battles to China and they also became a communist nation. Next up on the Soviet's list was Korea and we werent going to have any of it. North Korean leader, Kim Il Sung, was trying to spread communism through the tiny country. Democrat Syngman Rhee of South Korea wanted otherwise. Soon enough, war broke out. Southern China decides to help the North Koreans invade South Korea over the 38th Parallel and push them into a corner of the country called Pusan. And now, drumroll please, comes General MacArthur of the United States and, oh, what's that? Yes, he has a plan. The U.S. was going to create an alliance with South Korea in order to prevent the spread of communism over the whole Korean nation. Although Mr. MacArthur's plan was indeed successful, President Truman fired him over terms of disobedience to his orders. Throughout the years of the Cold War (1945-1991), many issues arose for the United States, and in some opinions, the Korean War may have been the most biggest, but not the scariest.