POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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Question
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Which quotations from President Harry S. Truman offers a reason for U.S. involvement in the conflict between North Korea and South Korea?
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“The United Nations cannot ____ fulfill adequately its own responsibilities until the peace settlements have been made”
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“Above all else, we want to keep the United States prosperous and strong because we know that our prosperity is the best guarantee of peace”
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“Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion ____ and will now use armed invasion and war”
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“As a result of these tragic conditions, a militant minority, exploiting human want and misery..has made economic recovery impossible.”
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The United States was undertaking the major military operation, he explained, to enforce a United Nations resolution calling for an end to hostilities, and to stem the spread of communism in Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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