The United States Chose to Fight a War in Korea

question 1

Multiple Choice

The United States chose to fight a war in Korea because

• A)the Monroe Doctrine was violated by Soviet military actions near Seoul.
• B)a Korean military vessel attacked an American naval ship in the Gulf of Tonkin.
• C)policy makers believed that if the United States did not fight, it would embolden the Soviet Union to pursue an expansionist policy elsewhere.
• D)American obligations under NATO required military intervention.

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