Books, Videos, etc.
For books, etc. held by Notre Dame analyzing the causes of World War II use:
- ND Catalog
- Advanced Search
- Subject
- Is (exact)
- and enter:
- Korean War, 1950-1953 Causes
Articles
For scholarly articles:
- In one or more of the recommended article databases
- Do a "keyword" search for:
- "korean war" and (cause* or origin or origins)
- If retrieval is too great or too small,
- limit search terms to title, subject or abstract,
- adjust search by adding or removing or modifying search terms, and/or
- limiting search results to "peer reviewed" or "refereed" articles.
For contemporary ( 1945 - 1955 ) opinion & analysis:
In one or more of the recommended article databases
- Do a "keyword" search for:
- Limit results to:
- If retrieval is too great or too small,
- limit search terms to title, subject or abstract,
- adjust search by adding or removing or modifying search terms
For post war opinion & analysis:
In one or more of the recommended article databases
- Do a "keyword" search for:
- Limit results to:
- If retrieval is too great or too small,
- limit search terms to title, subject or abstract,
- adjust search by adding or removing or modifying search terms
Tip: Do not truncate (use the *) with origin. This will retrieve "original" material dealing with the actual conduct of the war rather than its causes. Therefore it may produce many irrelevant records.