Question

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select all the correct answers.
which two reasons compelled us president harry truman to fire general douglas macarthur?
macarthur was acting as a spy on behalf of the soviet union.
truman wanted to avoid the damage that a war could cause.
truman had a found a good replacement for macarthur.
macarthur planned to assassinate powerful soviet leaders.
macarthur believed the united states should bomb china.

Explanation:

Truman fired MacArthur primarily because MacArthur advocated for expanding the Korean War by bombing China, which Truman opposed to prevent a larger, more destructive war. There is no evidence MacArthur was a spy or planned assassinations, and finding a replacement was not a core reason.

Answer:

B. Truman wanted to avoid the damage that a war could cause., E. MacArthur believed the United States should bomb China.