Chapter 263. Reflections on The Cold War Becomes Hot: Korea, Chapter 26

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Correct. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, in June 1950, Truman sought to implement containment through military means in Korea, where his use of U.S. and UN troops pushed North Korean forces back into their own territory, but provoked foreign policy debates, and justified increased defense spending that built the United States’ capacity to act as a global power.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, in June 1950, Truman sought to implement containment through military means in Korea, where his use of U.S. and UN troops pushed North Korean forces back into their own territory, but provoked foreign policy debates, and justified increased defense spending that built the United States’ capacity to act as a global power.

Correct. The answer is b. The author uses the example of Congress’s investigation of General Douglas MacArthur’s dismissal as the commander of the UN forces as evidence to support her argument that the Korean War incited major debates about American foreign policy in the early 1950s. She suggests that Truman’s firing of MacArthur revealed disagreement about whether the United States should aim merely to contain communism, or whether it should work to defeat its communist enemies.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author uses the example of Congress’s investigation of General Douglas MacArthur’s dismissal as the commander of the UN forces as evidence to support her argument that the Korean War incited major debates about American foreign policy in the early 1950s. She suggests that Truman’s firing of MacArthur revealed disagreement about whether the United States should aim merely to contain communism, or whether it should work to defeat its communist enemies.

Correct. The answer is c. The author uses the example of Truman’s dispatch of troops to Korea without a Congressional declaration of war to substantiate her argument that Harry Truman contributed to the expansion of executive power that would become a hallmark of the Cold War era in the United States.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author uses the example of Truman’s dispatch of troops to Korea without a Congressional declaration of war to substantiate her argument that Harry Truman contributed to the expansion of executive power that would become a hallmark of the Cold War era in the United States.

Correct. The answer is a. The author confirms her argument that the Korean War led to changes that increased the United States’ capacity to act as a global power with the evidence that nearly every NSC 68 recommendation was funded and implemented by the U.S. government by 1952.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author confirms her argument that the Korean War led to changes that increased the United States’ capacity to act as a global power with the evidence that nearly every NSC 68 recommendation was funded and implemented by the U.S. government by 1952.

Correct. The answer is a. The author argues that popular discontent over the war in Korea boosted Republicans in the 1952 election, leading to Eisenhower’s victory.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author argues that popular discontent over the war in Korea boosted Republicans in the 1952 election, leading to Eisenhower’s victory.

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