Question

Read this excerpt from the section "The Korean War Reaches A Stalemate."

In July 1951, President Truman and his new military commanders started peace talks at Panmunjom. The fighting continued along the 38th parallel as negotiations stalled. Finally, after more than two years of negotiations, an agreement was signed on July 27, 1953. It drew a new boundary near the 38th parallel. That boundary gave South Korea an extra 1,500 square miles of territory. The agreement also created a 2-mile-wide strip of land, called a “demilitarized zone,” between the two sides that still exists today.

What can you infer (or "assume" from reading this selection?

Group of answer choices

The U.S. was trying to stall the peace talks for as long as possible.

The U.S. was determined to achieve peace in Korea, even through compromise.

North Korea was in control of the peace talks.

South Korea was in control of the peace talks.

Answer 1

From the excerpt, we can infer that **the U.S. was determined to achieve peace in Korea, even through compromise.** The mention of negotiations that stalled indicates a complex situation, but the fact that an agreement was eventually reached, leading to a new boundary and the establishment of a demilitarized zone suggests an effort to find a resolution to the conflict.