The Korean War was the first “hot war” of the Cold War between the Soviet-led communist world and ... And its inconclusive end signaled the triumph in U.S. policy of containment over liberation.

The very messiness of definition and outcome in Korea has contemporary resonance, given the difficulty of imagining what a ...

Harry Truman. The Truman administration’s “loss of China” would play a significant role in the decision to move from a policy of containment to rollback and together with its allies invade ...

Containment was not particularly successful during the Cold War, and it is also unlikely to work well against China today. In reality, more than anything else, it was the Soviet Union’s own errors and ...

The Korean War, often referred to as "The Forgotten War," was fought from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. This website is dedicated to thanking and honoring all the veterans of the Korean War ...

In 1947, under President Truman, George F. Kennan formulated the “containment” policy of preventing any expansion of the Soviet Union or its influence. It became “the basic United States ...