THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
MCCARTHYISM AND THE RED SCARE
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Gen. MacArthur
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Gen. Eisenhower
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Gen. Kim
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Truman committed United States air, ground, and naval forces to the combined United Nations forces assisting the Republic of Korea in its defense. President Truman designated General Douglas MacArthur as Commanding General of the United Nations Command (UNC).
Detailed explanation-2: -Truman felt that his decision was just because MacArthur had overstepped his authority, defied direct orders from his superior and interfered with Truman’s hope of ending the Korean War quickly.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1950-51, MacArthur led UN forces in the Korean War. Pinned into a small area of South Korea called the “Pusan Perimeter", he conceived a brilliant strategy for turning the conflict around. He conducted a daring amphibious assault near Inchon on the west coast.
Detailed explanation-4: -Douglas MacArthur was an American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific in World War II, oversaw the successful Allied occupation of postwar Japan and led United Nations forces in the Korean War. A larger-than-life, controversial figure, MacArthur was talented, outspoken and, in the eyes of many, egotistical.