The major reason the United States became involved in the Korean War was the

demand by the United States for Korean natural resources

need to prevent war between China and the Soviet Union

desire to limit Japanese expansion

threat of communism spreading throughout Asia

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Allen Cohen

23 December, 08:34

The major reason the United States became involved in the Korean War was the

demand by the United States for Korean natural resources

need to prevent war between China and the Soviet Union

desire to limit Japanese expansion

threat of communism spreading throughout Asia

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Kenny Morris · Answer 1

Your best answer is D. The U. S. and its allies invaded Korea to prevent the spread of Communism-a policy known as "containment."

A is wrong. Korea has plenty of natural resources, but the U. S. did not invade for this reason and it was hardly worth it to fight a huge war to gain access to Korean natural resources when the U. S. had far easier ways to secure those same resources back home and through trade.

B is wrong because there was no war or threat of war between China and the Soviet Union, both of which were Communist countries who actually fought on the same side (secretly) during the Korean War.

C is wrong because Japanese expansion ended after World War II, which came before the Korean War.

Ba-da-bing. D.

The major reason the United States became involved in the Korean War was thedemand by the United States for Korean natural resourcesneed to prevent war between China and the Soviet Uniondesire to limit Japanese expansionthreat of communism spreading throughout Asia

The major reason the United States became involved in the Korean War was the

demand by the United States for Korean natural resources

need to prevent war between China and the Soviet Union

desire to limit Japanese expansion

threat of communism spreading throughout Asia