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Why did President Harry Truman react so strongly when North Korea attacked South Korea?

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Answer: truman wanted to prevent the advance of communism

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Truman reacted strongly against North Korean because he wanted to prevent the advance of communism. At this time the United States was pursuing a policy of containment of communism and the Soviet Union around the world, and the U.S.' policy in Korea followed this. 
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