Question
Read the selection below from the section "The Korean War And The Cold War."
By the end of the summer, the U.S. war aims had changed. President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur, the military commander in charge, did not just want to keep communism out of South Korea. Now, the U.S. wanted to kick the communists out of North Korea as well.
At first, this new approach was a success. A sea invasion at Inchon pushed the North Koreans back to their side of the 38th parallel. American troops crossed the boundary and headed north. They approached the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and Communist China. The Chinese started to worry about protecting themselves. Chinese leader Mao Zedong sent troops to North Korea, and he warned the United States to keep away from the Yalu boundary unless it wanted full-scale war.
Which sentence from the selection BEST explains why the Chinese issued a threat to the United States?
Group of answer choices
President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur, the military commander in charge, did not just want to keep communism out of South Korea.
Chinese leader Mao Zedong sent troops to North Korea, and he warned the United States to keep away from the Yalu boundary unless it wanted full-scale war.
They approached the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and Communist China.
A sea invasion at Inchon pushed the North Koreans back to their side of the 38th parallel.
By the end of the summer, the U.S. war aims had changed. President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur, the military commander in charge, did not just want to keep communism out of South Korea. Now, the U.S. wanted to kick the communists out of North Korea as well.
At first, this new approach was a success. A sea invasion at Inchon pushed the North Koreans back to their side of the 38th parallel. American troops crossed the boundary and headed north. They approached the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and Communist China. The Chinese started to worry about protecting themselves. Chinese leader Mao Zedong sent troops to North Korea, and he warned the United States to keep away from the Yalu boundary unless it wanted full-scale war.
Which sentence from the selection BEST explains why the Chinese issued a threat to the United States?
Group of answer choices
President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur, the military commander in charge, did not just want to keep communism out of South Korea.
Chinese leader Mao Zedong sent troops to North Korea, and he warned the United States to keep away from the Yalu boundary unless it wanted full-scale war.
They approached the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and Communist China.
A sea invasion at Inchon pushed the North Koreans back to their side of the 38th parallel.
Answers
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The sentence that BEST explains why the Chinese issued a threat to the United States is:
**Chinese leader Mao Zedong sent troops to North Korea, and he warned the United States to keep away from the Yalu boundary unless it wanted full-scale war.**
This sentence directly addresses the threat made by Mao Zedong in response to the actions of the United States near the Yalu River, which was a point of concern for China regarding its own security.
**Chinese leader Mao Zedong sent troops to North Korea, and he warned the United States to keep away from the Yalu boundary unless it wanted full-scale war.**
This sentence directly addresses the threat made by Mao Zedong in response to the actions of the United States near the Yalu River, which was a point of concern for China regarding its own security.