Question

in my history lesson im studying about the Korean war and i am having trouble coming up with four body paragraphs for my question which is How did General Douglas MacArthur react to the events in Korea? What was his stance on the Korean War? i feel as if in the lesson it is not exactly clear, pleas help

Answer 1

President Truman assigned General Douglas MacArthur as the leader of the UN troops. Truman wanted to restore peace in North and South Korea as soon as possible. Under no circumstances did Truman want to give the Chinese a reason to enter the war. He wanted MacArthur to stay away from the Chinese border.

Instead of following Truman's orders, MacArthur did things his way. He thought that the Chinese would not join in the war, so he assured Truman that the Chinese army would not take part in the war when the UN forces reach the Yalu River, the border between China and North Korea.