jun 27, 1950 - Truman Sends troops from Japan to aid South Korea
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-Did not ask congress for a formal declaration of war
-Didn't have suitable military equipment need to stop the invasion
-Truman does not want to repeat history (WWII appeasement policy)
-UN votes to follow Truman
-Soviet Union did not veto UN decision because they were boycotting sessions as a backlash against the UN refusing to seat Mao's China
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