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Why did President Harry Truman react so strongly when North Korea attacked South Korea?
A. He wanted to prevent the advance of communism.
OB. He wanted to protect military troops stationed in Northeast Asia.
C. He was worried that the Chinese government was behind the attack.
D. He saw an opportunity to increase defense spending,
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A. He wanted to prevent the advance of communism.

Explanation:

The attack of North Korea on its neighbor was interpreted by the Truman administration as part of a plan of communist expansion in Asia. US top officials in Washington were convinced that the USSR had to be behind it.  It was June 1950, and just months before, the Chinese communists had won the Chinese civil war and taken the whole mainland. A recent strategic assesment had left Korea out of the strategic ring of defense in Asia for the USA, but guiding his actions by the tenets of the containment doctrine, Harry Truman decided to oppose this communist aggressive move and plans for expansion and export of revolution. Communism had to be contained. So, Washington got approval for a military intervention by the UN and sent troops to Korea.

the expansion of the rule of empires over other territories took place as a result of several reasons including economic, ethnocentric, political, and religious, and exploratory purposes.

in terms of economic purposes: imperial governments aimed to maximize profits and with that purpose they neeeded cheap labor, access to or control of markets to sell or buy products. they also desired to find natural resources (precious metals and land). in the awake of   industrial revolution, dependent colonies provided the necessary raw materials that european factories and market needed to manufacture products.  

ethnocentric: many territories were conquered by imperial territories in an attempt to spread their cultures, values and belief as they considered them to be superior. in the late 19th century, for example, european powers held   the racist belief that inferior races should be conquered in order to “civilize” them.

political: another reason that drove conquer and expansion was patriotism and growing imperial power. it refers to national prestige, pride, and security. empires sought strategic territory to ensure access for their navies and armies around the world.

religious: the aim of converting new member of other religions was another factor that prompted expansion.   christian missionaries from europe established churches in conquered territories during the nineteenth century. thus, they spread western cultural values. furthermore, the imperial nation’s language was spread as well, through educational and religious interactions.

exploratory: imperial nations or their citizens aimed to explore territory that was unknown to them,   for different purposes including medical or scientific research, however, at the very   beginning, they did it to embark on adventure. furthermore, imperial explorers sought to discover, map, and claim territory before their imperial competition did, for national and personal glory as well as to realize the imperialist goal of expansion.

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