Question

One reason why Harry Truman involved America in the Korean War is because he A. wanted to protect foreign investments. B. feared the growing Soviet military. C. feared the spread of communism. D. wanted to the end Cold War.

Answer 1

C. Feared the spread of communism.

Explanation:

Harry Truman got the United States involved in the Korean War because he thought that if nothing were to be done, communism would spread.

In Truman's declaration of war speech, he mentioned communism. This made it quite evident that he believed without an involvement of the United States, communism would probably spread quite rapidly. The Korean War hurt Korea's economy very badly and killed many of people, but finally a peace treaty was put out. This treaty also designated a wall to help prevent future wars.

Without the thinking of Harry Truman, things may have gotten out of hand with the spread of communism.