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Answer 1

Why did the United States involve itself in a civil dispute on the Korean peninsula in the 1950s?

to obtain an economic foothold in the region

to exercise the policy of containment

to protect Koreans from Japanese imperialism

to exercise the policy of détente

Answer 2

d'tente*

Answer 3

Mainly because of the belief of the Domino Theory. This stated that once communism takes over a country, it will spread to other countries. The US and also UN wanted to contain communism, and with UN approval, the US and some other countries sent forces to Korea to fight against the exansion of communism.