Acting on State Secretary Acheson's recommendation, President Truman ordered General MacArthur to transfer matériel to the Army of the Republic of Korea while giving air cover to the evacuation of U.S. nationals. The President disagreed with advisers who recommended unilateral U.S. bombing of the North Korean forces, and ordered the US Seventh Fleet to protect the Republic of China (Taiwan), whose government asked to fight in Korea. The United States denied ROC's request for combat, lest it provoke a communist Chinese retaliation. Because the United States had sent the Seventh Fleet to "neutralize" the Taiwan Strait, Chinese premier Zhou Enlai criticized both the UN and U.S. initiatives as "armed aggression on Chinese territory." COUNT 5
QSN1 What general provided material to the Republic of Korea and evacuated US nationals? ANS1 General MacArthur QSN2 Who disagreed with the idea of unilaterally bombing the North Korean military? ANS2 President Truman QSN3 What fleet was sent to the Taiwan Strait? ANS3 US Seventh Fleet QSN4 Fearing the provocation of Communist China, what country's request for combat troops did the US deny? ANS4 Republic of China QSN5 Who is the Chinese premier that called the actions of the US and the United Nations an act of aggression? ANS5 Zhou Enlai