POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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Douglas MacArthur wanted to use atomic bombs to end the Korean War and communist China.
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President Truman wanted to use atomic bombs to end the Korean War and communist China.
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President Truman fired MacArthur due to his insistence on the use of nuclear weapons.
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Douglas MacArthur resigned when President Truman forced him to bomb North Korea and China.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Truman met for several days with his top advisors. In the end, they all agreed that MacArthur had to go because “the military must be controlled by civilian authority in the country.” Truman acted quickly without giving MacArthur the chance to reconsider his views or to resign. His dismissal was final and complete.
Detailed explanation-2: -After North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, MacArthur was appointed supreme commander of the U.S.-led U.N. force sent to aid the South. In September, he organized a risky but highly successful landing at Inchon, and by October North Korean forces had been driven back across the 38th parallel.
Detailed explanation-3: -MacArthur wanted to expand the war against China, which had entered the Korean fighting in late 1950. MacArthur complained that the president was tying his hands by forbidding the bombing of China, thereby sacrificing American lives and endangering American freedom.
Detailed explanation-4: -After China surprised him by sending 200, 000 troops to attack U.S., South Korean and NATO forces, MacArthur wanted a complete blockade of the Communist Chinese coastline. Truman sent him a peace proposal, which he rejected. He wanted to bomb industrial sites and other strategic targets within China.