Question

part a
5 points
which claim is supported by the excerpt?
○ south korea feared an invasion by the u.s. would damage trade relations in the
pacific.
● president truman worried that if korea fell to communism, other countries would fall
as well.
○ u.s. military forces aided the north koreans in attacking south korea.
○ north korea wanted to use the powers granted to the united nations to prevent war
with the u.s.

Explanation:

• Analyze the first option: The U.S. was supporting South Korea, so South Korea fearing a U.S. invasion is illogical. Also, the context of the Korean War (with U.S. aiding South Korea) makes this claim false.
• Analyze the second option: During the Korean War, the U.S. (under Truman) had a containment policy, fearing the domino effect (if one country fell to communism, others would follow). This aligns with historical context, so this claim is supported.
• Analyze the third option: The U.S. military aided South Korea, not North Korea, in the Korean War. So this claim is false.
• Analyze the fourth option: North Korea was a communist state, and the U.S. was intervening under UN authorization (but North Korea was not trying to use UN powers to prevent war with the U.S.; rather, the U.S. was acting under UN to support South Korea). So this claim is false.

Answer:

B. President Truman worried that if Korea fell to communism, other countries would fall as well.