COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Question
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MacArthur Fired
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Kissinger Fired
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Wallace Fired
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Hiss Fired
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Detailed explanation-1: -Word of his firing spread quickly, and the American public found the news upsetting. 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-2: -MacArthur, who commanded the troops of the United Nations, wanted to use American air power to attack the People’s Republic of China. Truman refused, fearing that an American attack on China would bring the Soviet Union into the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -MacArthur then asked for permission to bomb communist China and use Nationalist Chinese forces from Taiwan against the People’s Republic of China. Truman flatly refused these requests and a very public argument began to develop between the two men.