USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

KOREAS PARTITION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The United Nations deployed military forces, mostly ____ troops, to support South Korea.
A
American
B
French
C
Soviet
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Two days later, the UNSC adopted Resolution 83, recommending that members of the United Nations provide assistance to the Republic of Korea “to repel the armed attack and to restore international peace and security to the area".

Detailed explanation-2: -The United Nations played a key role in the birth of the Republic of Korea through missions such as monitoring the first general election and other reconstruction programs. When the Korean War broke out in June 1950, the UN intervened by sending armed forces mandated by the Security Council Resolution 82.

Detailed explanation-3: -Australia was one of the very first to contribute military personnel from all three services. The single largest UN contributor was the United States of America (USA) which at one stage had 140, 000 personnel deployed in direct combat roles in Korea.

Detailed explanation-4: -On June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announces that he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid the democratic nation in repulsing an invasion by communist North Korea.

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