MacArthur’s Insubordination- Unsatisfied with Truman’s restraint, Gen. Mac Arthur made a career-shattering err. MacArthur began to criticize the president’s policies publicly He and wrote to newspapers and magazine publishers He appealed to Republican leaders Despite numerous warnings, MacArthur continued to criticize the president April 11, 1951: Truman shocked the nation by announcing he had fired Gen. MacArthur As the President could no longer tolerate MacArthur’s insubordination ***Truman felt that MacArthur had violated the principle of civilian control of the military by ignoring Truman’s orders on numerous occasions When MacArthur returned to America, he addressed Congress, saying soldiers “Old never die, they just fade away.” The public was outraged over MacArthur’s firing, although many began to see Truman’s actions as the right thing to do. The Fighting Stalemate Continued Despite Peace Talks- As the MacArthur drama “faded away,” the Soviets unexpectedly suggested a cease-fire on June 23, 1951. July 1951: Peace talks began, but were almost immediately snagged on the issue of prisoner exchanges Men continued to die for nearly two years as the negotiations dragged on. Two important agreements were reached. The cease-fire line would be where the existing battle line was, roughly at the 38th parallel A demilitarized zone would be maintained between the opposing nations July 1953: The two finally signed an armistice ending the war. While the outcome was basically a stalemate, communism was contained in North Korea, above the 38th parallel The War’s” Effect on the Home Front- In America, the Korean War had affected “Forgotten lives and politics. The Korean invasion in 1950, coming on the heels of the Soviet Union detonating an atomic weapon in Aug. 1949 and China’s fall to communism in Oct. 1949, prompted a massive military buildup in America National Security Council Memorandum Number 68 (NSC-68) recommended the US quadruple its defense spending. Truman ordered a massive military buildup
MacArthur’s Insubordination- Unsatisfied with Truman’s restraint, Gen. Mac Arthur made a career-shattering err. MacArthur began to criticize the president’s policies publicly He and wrote to newspapers and magazine publishers He appealed to Republican leaders Despite numerous warnings, MacArthur continued to criticize the president April 11, 1951: Truman shocked the nation by announcing he had fired Gen. MacArthur As the President could no longer tolerate MacArthur’s insubordination ***Truman felt that MacArthur had violated the principle of civilian control of the military by ignoring Truman’s orders on numerous occasions When MacArthur returned to America, he addressed Congress, saying “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.” The public was outraged over MacArthur’s firing, although many began to see Truman’s actions as the right thing to do. The Fighting Stalemate Continued Despite Peace Talks- As the MacArthur drama “faded away,” the Soviets unexpectedly suggested a cease-fire on June 23, 1951. July 1951: Peace talks began, but were almost immediately snagged on the issue of prisoner exchanges Men continued to die for nearly two years as the negotiations dragged on. Two important agreements were reached. The cease-fire line would be where the existing battle line was, roughly at the 38th parallel A demilitarized zone would be maintained between the opposing nations July 1953: The two finally signed an armistice ending the war. While the outcome was basically a stalemate, communism was contained in North Korea, above the 38th parallel The “Forgotten War’s” Effect on the Home Front- In America, the Korean War had affected lives and politics. The Korean invasion in 1950, coming on the heels of the Soviet Union detonating an atomic weapon in Aug. 1949 and China’s fall to communism in Oct. 1949, prompted a massive military buildup in America National Security Council Memorandum Number 68 (NSC-68) recommended the US quadruple its defense spending. Truman ordered a massive military buildup
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