A Question 4 (1 point)Retake question This excerpt describes events leading up to U.S. involvement in the Korean War. In 1949 China underwent a revolution that brought Mao Zedong and his Communist party into power. The nationalists __ had retreated to the island of Formosa (Taiwan) while they continued their war with mainland China.Mao __ signed a treaty with the Soviets in 1950. The Truman administration faced criticism __ China. [that] he had "lost" -"US Enters the Korean Conflict," National Archives Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S history, why did President Harry Truman involve the United States in the Korean War? He was informed of China's intent to claim North Korea as a territory. He did not want to allow China's efforts in North Korea to be approved by world leaders. He did not want China's intervention in North Korea to lead to the use of nuclear weapons. ) He was informed of China's military support of North Korea.