Use this excerpt from an article about the effects of the Korean War to answer the question It was the Korean War that erroneously persuaded US leaders that only the direct application of military
power could contain what they now perceived as a dire Soviet threat menacing the entire world. The main
legacy of Korea was that the United States thereafter pursued a foreign policy of global intervention
emphasizing a reliance on military means to maintain the status quo. Had it not been for the flawed
assumptions that US leaders derived from the Korean War, the Cold War arguably would have ended
much earlier and at far less cost in both human lives and material resources.
What does this excerpt argue about the long-term effect of the Korean War on U. S. foreign policy?

The correct answer is C. The United States believed that only military intervention could stop communism.

Explanation

According to the excerpt, it can be stated that their main claim about the long-term effect of the Korean War on US foreign policy is Option C. The United States believed that only a military intervention could stop communism. Because the fragment begins with a forceful phrase that literally expresses the position of the United States in the face of the conflict that took place in Korea "It was the Korean War that erroneously persuaded US leaders that only the direct application of military power could contain what they now perceived as a dire Soviet threat menacing the entire world". This statement is then complemented by another sentence arguing about the future effects of the United States military incursion into Korea by saying that "The main legacy of Korea was that the United States thereafter pursued a foreign policy of global intervention emphasizing a reliance on military means to maintain the status quo". Finally, the fragment leaves a reflection on the consequences that this position of military intervention left to the United States by saying that "Had it not been for the flawed assumptions that US leaders derived from the Korean War, the Cold War arguably would have ended much earlier and at far less cost in both human lives and material resources". Therefore, the correct answer is C. The United States believed that only military intervention could stop communism.

C

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