1951: Macarthur's Duty

This shows there was something about his past in the army he didn’t want to talk about or he was ashamed of. Later we learn that General “loved Leslie and believed in her absolutely”. (82) It is explained that Macarthur was happily married and deeply in love with this woman named Leslie. His wife had met a man named Arthur in which “They’d got along well together from the beginning.”(82) Macarthur was in charge of Richmond during the war, so when a love letter that Leslie sent to Richmond was mistakenly given to Macarthur, “It had gathered slowly, that cold murderous rage,” (83) but General’s rage got the best of him, and, “He’d sent Richmond to death.” (page) This is essentially a confession or an admission from Macarthur that he intended to kill Richmond. Richmond did die on the mission, and, as it was announced to everyone in the living room on the island, “John Gordon Macarthur, that on the 4th day of January, 1917, you deliberately sent your wife’s lover, Arthur Richmond, to his death.”

President Truman’s actions during the war were most reasonable because he had been “duped” by MacArthur and his belief that China would not enter the war when their troops reached Yalu River. Truman’s response to this was firing MacArthur; the action he took was justified as MacArthur needed punishment for his blunder in the war. While MacArthur did deserve to be relieved of his position, maybe it was not the right time to do so. He was an exceptional general with experience, and surely he would not have made a mistake of the same magnitude again.

A Japanese invasion that same year caused his forces to leave that country. a year after that he made many successful offensive operations against the Japanese military in that region.in 1945 president Harry S. Truman appointed MacArthur supreme allied commander. For the next six years he stayed in japan to command the occupation forces. When North Korean army invaded South Korea in 1950, he started to command the newly united nation’s forces. On April 11, 1951, Truman removed MacArthur from his command for insubordination. This made people in America very mad, but Truman stayed focused on keeping the conflict with North Korea a limited war. Americans started to understand that MacArthur’s recommendations might have led to a massively expanded war in

The Korean War began in 1950 when North Korean forces, supported by the Soviet Union and China, invaded South Korea. The United States, under President Truman, led a United Nations coalition to repel the invasion (Document C). General Douglas MacArthur led the UN forces but was later relieved of his command by Truman due to disagreements over the conduct of the war, particularly regarding the potential expansion of the conflict into China. The war ended in 1953 with an armistice, restoring the pre-war status quo along the 38th

War broke out in the Communist state of Korea, splitting the country into North Korea and South Korea. Near the end of the war, General Douglas MacArthur, head of U.S. and U.N. forces, disputed President Truman and other leaders of America and their plan of “containment”, resulting in General MacArthur’s being relieved of his position and replaced with General Matthew B. Ridgeway. Consequently, the results of “containment” being fulfilled were the many casualties, $67 billion output during the war, and the numerous soldiers made prisoner of the enemy or abandoned in Communist incarceration camps. All of these insurrections were the result of the weakness of America in fighting

In 1941, President Roosevelt recruited him to return to his duty in the US army and he was appointed as the Commander of US Army Forces in the Far East to defend Philippine against the Japanese attacks. He was unable to protect Philippines and he was directed to escape to Australia, where he became the supreme commander of Southwest Pacific theatre. Unhappy with his defeat in the Philippines, he began to plan his counterattacks towards Japan and slowly took over all of New Guinea, the Admiralties, western New Britain, and Morotai. Japanese surrendered in 1945 and he was sent to Japan to occupy it until 1951. The Korean War broke out in 1950 and he was appointed as the supreme commander of the Allied Powers. However, in 1951, President Truman and General Macarthur had conflicting policies for Korea and the President relieved him from his duties. In April 1951, he gave his farewell speech to the Congress (Gale Research).

Douglas MacArthur was an American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific in World War II and was responsible for the successful Allied occupation of Japan and led United Nations forces in the Korean War. Through great leadership and much controversy, MacArthur changed the course of history for the U.S. and many other countries. He is considered one of the most important generals in the history of the U.S. because his way of being influenced generations of generals to come. From birth until death he was devoted to the U.S. army and lived a life devoted to helping our nation.

North Korea pushed the South Korean army to the Korean peninsula. The US intervened to defend South Korea from communist aggression. Like shown in document C, General MacArthur pushed the North Korean army all the way back into the border with China. The U.S. had to turn back. Once that happened, MacArthur got fired for going too far into North Korea.

As the Cold War continued on, communist North Korea unexpectedly invaded its Southern counterpart on June 25, 1950, which was encouraged by the Soviet Union. By September 14, 1950, the United States, alongside the United Nations, helped defend South Korea from further attacks (Document C). Consequently, this led to the U.S. and the United Nations forces nearly being pushed off of the Korean peninsula. However, soon after this the U.S. decide to take more immediate action with General MacArthur on July 25. General MacArthur devised a plan to counterattack North Korea at port Inchon, though it was risky it was successful in the end, due to it pushing North Korea back towards the Yalu River near China. Finally, on July 27, 1953, the ongoing war was over (Document C). The Korean War is a good example of containment because NOT

MacArthur to consume their camp and reestablish arrange. Truman, be that as it may, was the

The U.S. Military has also been an easy target. By sworn testimony from Robert McNamara, the Secretary of Defense at the time; in October of 1963, approximately one month before his death, President Kennedy, signed an order authorizing the pull out of 1,000 troops from Vietnam by the end of 1963. This decision was unpopular to many and was reversed by President Johnson when he took the oath of office after the President's untimely death.

1. Truman’s Policy of Containment was that the U.S. would work to stop the spread of communism by providing political, economic, and military assistance to all democratic nations under the threat of communism or any external authoritarian forces. The political aspect of this policy was the alliances made during the Cold War. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was a defensive alliance among the U.S. and other European countries against the Soviet Union. This alliance still exists today. The Warsaw Pact was a defensive alliance that included the Soviet Union and its satellite governments in Eastern Europe. These alliances assured that if one country was attacked, then the others must react by coming to the defense.

On the outbreak of the Korean War (Jul 1950), he became commander of United Nations forces in Korea, in which capacity he directed the Inchon offensive that forced the invading North Koreans to surrender most of their gains. When Chinese forces began fighting alongside the North Koreans in November 1950, he forcefully advocated an extension of the war into China. This led to conflict with President Truman, who relieved MacArthur from command (11 Apr 1951). This caused great controversy; MacArthur returned home to the hero's welcome he had not yet enjoyed; and concluded his address to Congress with his citation of an old military song, ‘Old soldiers never die, they just fade away’. Talk of his running for president came to nothing, and after

In July 1951, after US President Truman fired General MacArthur for insubordination, Truman and his new military commanders started truce negotiations at Panmunjom. Nonetheless, battle continuously ensued across the 38th Parallel as negotiations stalled. Canada’s navy played a noteworthy role in defending UN aircraft carriers for the chance to apply political pressure against North Korea. As Canada’s eight naval ships defended the UN aircraft, a mass series of bombings took place on 13 hydroelectric generating facilities known as the Attacks on Sui-Ho Dam. The UN wanted to make the message clear that they were willing to make this war as difficult and expensive as possible for the communists. The strikes were successful in destroying up to 90% of North Korea’s facilities and causing a blackout for 2 weeks; 23% of power was also reduced from Northeast China. Eventually, this political pressure contributed to North Korea to agree and sign armistice. Furthermore, the ships were also responsible for short bombardments and the eradication of North Korean trains and railways.

On April 11th, 1951, Truman dismissed MacArthur and replaced him with Matthew Ridgway (Kallen p.13).