Why did the united states become involved in the korean conflict? it had huge economic interests in south korea so it had to commit for u. s. businesses. north korea declared war on the united states. north korea made a direct threat to the united nations. the leader of korea, rhee, asked the united states for .

The correct answer is D) the leader of Korea, Rhee, asked the US for help.

The United States became involved in the Korean conflict because the leader of Korea, Rhee, asked the US for help.

North Korea with the support of the Soviet Union invaded South Korea in June 1950. The United States answered the call of help from South Korea with the aid of other countries. That is when Communist China joined the War supporting North Korea and attacking US troops. Behind North Korea was the Soviet Union that wanted to spread Communism in all the Korean territory, but the United States and its foreign policy of Containment were decided to stop the spread of Communism.

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the quote by walter cronkite contributes to the central idea of the text by supporting the central idea. cronkite argues that what is deemed “right” for and in america may not be good for other countries. this supports the central idea of the text, that the vietnam war was unpopular in america for multiple reasons- including cronkite’s.