Question

Which of the following statements best describes why President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur in 1951?
North Korea had won the war by 1951, so Truman fired MacArthur to save face.
Because the war ended in a stalemate, MacArthur had not done the job he was assigned to do.
MacArthur had publicly criticized Truman’s approach to the war.
Truman wanted to invade China, but MacArthur had refused to lead his troops on such a dangerous mission.

Answer 1

MacArthur had publicly criticized Truman’s approach to the war.

Truman relieved him for publicly opposing administration policy and challenging civilian control of the military — MacArthur pushed for expanding the war into China and openly criticized Truman’s limited-war strategy.