Question

The United States' involvement in the Korean War was a result of which of the following?

Select one:

a. treaty obligation to protect Japan from attack

b. an international effort authorized by the United Nations

c. membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d. a unilateral effort to prevent the spread of communism in Asia

Answer 1

The right answer is b. An international effort authorized by the United Nations.

Step-by-step explanation:

The real motive of the USA was to stop what was perceived as a deliberate move of communist expansion in Asia by Moscow and its allies. Actually, it wasn´t so. After the invasion of South Korea by the North, the Truman administration mobilized forces and got a quick resolution by the UN Security Council that allowed the Americans to enter the conflict as a UN force.