What was the impact of the Korean War on the presidency? Flashcards
(14 cards)
What did the Korean War shift?
How Media dealt with the presidency
What did the media begin to do?
Promise Truman support as they believed they would get access to information
What did Truman do with the media?
He held back
Why did Truman hold back?
He didn’t want to inflame this anti-communist feeling
Why did the Media look towards other sources?
Desperate for news to entertain their audiences
Who did the Media take their sources from?
Republicans - very critical of Truman and based off pure speculations
What is a Limited War?
A type of conflict that did not seek the complete destruction of an enemy
What happened in August 1950?
Truman began television briefings and ordered over 200 reporters to go to Korea
Why was it hard for Truman to gain media support?
He didn’t communicate well with the public
How was Truman pressured by Republicans and Democrats?
To scale up Korean war, help nationalists in Taiwan to fight off the Chinese Communists
How did Truman go against his word?
Aiming for violence towards Communism which isn’t the aim of the Truman Doctrine
What did the Media have their eye on?
Bickering in Congress and Whitehouse
Why was the bickering significant?
A cornerstone of the American Dream was always a co-operative government
What did this create for people?
Disillusionment of the presidency and government
