MacArthur gets sacked

Truman and MacArthur fell out. MacArthur wanted to carry on the war. He was ready to invade China and even use nuclear weapons if needed. Truman, felt that saving South Korea was good enough. The UN convinced Truman that an attack on China was too risky. However, in March 1951 MacArthur blatantly ignored the UN and threatened an attack on China. In April Truman fired MacArthur as he rejected his aggressive policy towards Communism. Truman effectively returned to the policy of containment and accepted that he could not drive the Communists out of North Korea.