What led Truman to take a more assertive role in establishing a pro-American government in Japan?
A. Japan's strategic location, which could help check the spread of communism
B. the Soviet takeover of China and Stalin's selection of Mao Zedong as Chinese leader
C. the arrival of Chinese nationalists in Japan after their government fell in China
D. the Chinese communists' annexation of Formosa (Taiwan)
Answer: A
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