The Truman administration believed that it needed to defend South Korea against North Korean invasion for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) a belief that inaction would be like the appeasement of Britain and France against Nazi aggression leading to World War II.
B) a belief that the United States needed to maintain the Truman Doctrine.
C) a belief that Korea should not be allowed to become a communist nation.
D) a belief that the defense of Korea was vital to U.S. peace and security.
Answer: D
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