In which way did General MacArthur and President Truman disagree on strategy in Korea

Truman wanted to attack mainland China directly, while MacArthur wanted to focus on the Korean peninsula.

Truman wanted to avoid using nuclear weapons, while MacArthur wanted to use nuclear weapons on North Korea.

MacArthur wanted to establish the demilitarized zone at the 38th parallel, while Truman wanted to push into North Korea.

MacArthur wanted to push beyond the 38th parallel, while Truman did not want to risk a conflict with China or the Soviet Union.

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20 May, 05:41

In which way did General MacArthur and President Truman disagree on strategy in Korea

Truman wanted to attack mainland China directly, while MacArthur wanted to focus on the Korean peninsula.

Truman wanted to avoid using nuclear weapons, while MacArthur wanted to use nuclear weapons on North Korea.

MacArthur wanted to establish the demilitarized zone at the 38th parallel, while Truman wanted to push into North Korea.

MacArthur wanted to push beyond the 38th parallel, while Truman did not want to risk a conflict with China or the Soviet Union.

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Turner Morrow · Answer 1

Answer: Option 4

MacArthur wanted to push beyond the 38th parallel, while Truman did not want to risk a conflict with China or the soviet union.

Rebecca Cardenas · Answer 2

MacArthur wanted to push beyond the 38th parallel, while Truman did not want to risk a conflict with China or the soviet union.

Answer: Option 4.

Explanation:

During the Korean war, there was a disagreement between General MacArthur and the President Truman. The disagreement was that General wanted to go beyond the thirty eight parallel and he wanted to attack the people's Republic of China. But Truman was totally against this decision.

He said that if China would be attacked by America, it would directly involve the Soviet union into the war as a support to the people's republic China. So in order to avoid, this, the attack should not be done. Truman did not want to risk this conflict and he declared MacArthur insubordinate.