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What was the basic cause for Truman firing MacArthur?

A. Truman did not like MacArthur.
B. MacArthur was insubordinate to his commander in chief.
C. MacArthur moved troops north of the 38th parallel without authorization.
D. MacArthur failed to protect the Pusan Perimeter.
E. Truman and MacArthur did not agree on how to fight the Chinese.



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Truman fired MacArthur due to insubordination as MacArthur's desired actions conflicted with Truman's decisions.


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The basic cause for Truman firing MacArthur was MacArthur's insubordination to his commander in chief. MacArthur wanted to expand the conflict into China, proposing actions that Truman disagreed with, leading to a public questioning of Truman's decisions. Truman viewed MacArthur's actions as violating the principle of civilian control of the military and a threat to escalating a war that could involve Soviet intervention.


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