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Why did Truman oppose China invasion of Korea?
In the opening months of the war, the U.S.-led U.N. forces rapidly advanced against the North Koreans, but Chinese communist troops entered the fray in October, throwing the Allies into a hasty retreat. Truman feared that an escalation of fighting with China would draw the Soviet Union into the Korean War.
Why did Truman decide to not expand war with China?
MacArthur demanded authority to bomb Chinese bases north of the Yalu in China itself. But fearing a widening of the war and possible entry of the Soviet Union, Truman and his advisors refused. He wanted to bring Nationalist Chinese troops from Formosa to fight in Korea.
What was President Truman’s response to the invasion of South Korea?
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.
How did Truman and MacArthur differ over strategy?
How did Truman and MacArthur differ over strategy in the Korean War? Truman wanted to end the war as quickly as possible and stop the fighting while MacArthur wanted to continue the fighting and invade China.
What is significant about the way Truman got the United States involved in the Korean War?
What is significant about the way Truman got the United States involved in the Korean War? Significance of Truman’s Cold War policy? It was the reason he intervened in the invasion of North Korea into the South. He supported the policy of containment and had to stop communism from getting to South Korea.
How did the Truman Doctrine play a role in the Korean War?
The Korean war was the first time the Truman Doctrine, the containment of the spread of communism, was put into action. It was also the first ever time that the U.N. undertook a military operation.