1. war
General Douglas MacArthur, leader of the American Occupation forces in Japan, was the supreme commander of the allied forces at the time. ... To the UN, it was important to maintain influence over south Korea, as it is a very strategic location, sitting between Japan, the soviet union, and communist giant china. ... Though he was a hero in Japan, President Truman feared his pompous, self-assured nature, and thought of him as a loose cannon. ... Every nation has a right to it's own government, and the US helped maintain that. Also, if the US does nothing to stop the spread of Communi...
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