POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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Hardline anticommunist politicians and military leaders wanted to go beyond containment.
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They thought Truman had shown weakness in not going for outright victory.
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They wanted a war with China to destroy the upcoming superpower.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The war increased tension between the USSR and China as they squabbled over who should pay the bill for it. The Chinese came to feel that the Soviet Union was both an unreliable and demanding ally and took greater steps to ensure independence from the USSR in the years following the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Today, historians generally agree on several main causes of the Korean War, including: the spread of communism during the Cold War, American containment, and Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -America wanted not just to contain communism-they also wanted to prevent the domino effect. Truman was worried that if Korea fell, the next country to fall would be Japan, which was very important for American trade. This was probably the most important reason for America’s involvement in the war.