Which event resulted from US Cold War strategy?

The US involvement in the Korean War is a direct result of the Cold War strategy adopted by the United States in response to the perceived threat of communism. Following World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into two separate zones of occupation, with the North backed by the Soviet Union and the South supported by the United States and other Western nations. This division heightened the ideological conflict between communism and capitalism.

The Korean War erupted in 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea, aiming to reunify the country under a communist regime. The United States viewed this as a critical moment in the Cold War, fearing that the fall of South Korea to communism could lead to the spread of communism throughout Asia (the "domino theory"). In response, the US sent military forces as part of a United Nations coalition to defend South Korea. This engagement was significant not just for the Korean Peninsula, but also for setting a precedent for US military intervention in global conflicts during the Cold War era, aiming to contain the spread of communism.

Other options, while important historical events, do not specifically align with the Cold War strategy in the same manner. The defeat of Germany in World War I occurred before the Cold War period. The bombing