POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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Question
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The United States had suffered many severe military losses.
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Congress refused to appropriate any more money to support the war.
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President Truman believed that General MacArthur’s conduct threatened the concept of civilian control over the military.
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General MacArthur disobeyed President Truman by deciding to stop fighting the war.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Word of his firing spread quickly, and the American public found the news upsetting. Truman felt that his decision was just because MacArthur had overstepped his authority, defied direct orders from his superior and interfered with Truman’s hope of ending the Korean War quickly.
Detailed explanation-2: -Truman and General Douglas MacArthur in 1951, during the Korean War. MacArthur, who commanded the troops of the United Nations, wanted to use American air power to attack the People’s Republic of China. Truman refused, fearing that an American attack on China would bring the Soviet Union into the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -Outraged, Truman reportedly responded, “By God, I’m going to let them [North Korea] have it!” Truman did not ask Congress for a declaration of war, and he was later criticized for this decision. Instead, he sent to South Korea, with UN sanction, U.S. forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur to repel the invasion.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did Truman have to fire General MacArthur? MacArthur refused to pull his forces out of the Korean War after China threatened war and Truman ordered a retreat. MacArthur also gave North Korea an ultimatum, which Truman strongly disliked.