Question

What were Truman’s two goals during the Korean War?
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Responses

to punish the Soviet Union for its aggression and unite Korea
to punish the Soviet Union for its aggression and unite Korea

to punish North Korea for its aggression and unite Korea
to punish North Korea for its aggression and unite Korea

to defeat North Korea and fire General MacArthur
to defeat North Korea and fire General MacArthur

to take South Korea as a U.S. colony and occupy North Korea

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The correct response is:

to punish North Korea for its aggression and unite Korea.

During the Korean War, President Harry Truman's primary goals were to repel the North Korean invasion of South Korea and to restore and unify Korea under a non-communist government.