USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

KOREAS PARTITION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was Truman’s goal when the Chinese threatened military action?
A
full-scale war
B
don’t let South Korea become communist
C
liberate the North from communism
D
withdraw from the conflict completely
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread. His policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine.

Detailed explanation-2: -resolutions. On June 27, President Truman announced to the nation and the world that America would intervene in the Korean conflict in order to prevent the conquest of an independent nation by communism.

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: -Harry S. Truman reportedly responded, “By God, I’m going to let them [North Korea] have it!” He did not ask Congress for a declaration of war and was criticized for this decision. Truman, with UN sanction, sent U.S. forces under General Douglas MacArthur to South Korea to repel the invasion.

Detailed explanation-5: -The United States promised to defend Korea against communist aggression according to the terms of the Truman Doctrine. The United States supported a process of free elections to set up a government in South Korea. The U.S. military had a continuing responsibility to protect Korea against threatened Japanese aggression.

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