Biography of John Steinbeck John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. He spent most of his life in Monterey County, which is the setting for much of his fiction.
President Truman agreed to aid Franceâs efforts to regain control over Vietnam because he Select one: a. supported the spread of colonialism. b. feared the spread of communism in Southeast.
Truman wanted the troops to secure south korea and once this was done the troops invaded north korea as well. Truman was fine with this because he wanted free elections in Kor â¦ ea. However, MacArthur suggested to invade China because it was communists too.Truman disagreed with MacArthur and replaced him.ruman dismissed General McArthur in April 1951 for being too aggressive with his tactics-ruman only wanted to use George Kennan's policy of 'containment' (not letting commu â¦ nism expand), whereas General McArthur used the policy of 'rollback' (pushing your army into enemy territory and forcing them to retreat).