USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

KOREAS PARTITION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur because MacArthur wanted to use ____ to defeat the communist North Koreans.
A
Nuclear Bombs
B
Space Lasers
C
Jet Planes
D
Submarines
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

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