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jun 27, 1950 - U.S. Forces Defend South Korea

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Appeasement had not worked with Hitler in WWII, so President Harry S. Truman declared that the U.S. would aid South Korea. He did not ask Congress for a formal declaration of war, but the UN resolution supported him .Troops from Japan were moved to South Korea, unprepared for what they would have to face.

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jun 27, 1950
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~ 75 years ago