Speaking of MacArthur, I am afraid that no one knows. After the end of World War II, he was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Japan, responsible for the military occupation of Japan and the reconstruction of Japan, the proper King of Japan. Shortly after the outbreak of the Korean War, the United States began to support South Korea, and MacArthur was the first commander-in-chief of the United Nations Army.
Although after the United Nations army joined, the People's Army was so badly beaten that it even burned to the Yalu River, under the hands of the volunteer army led by Mr. Peng, the United Nations army was not an opponent at all, and after several battles, it was beaten back to the vicinity of the 38th Line.
MacArthur was very arrogant, and even advocated attacking China's military objectives in the northeast, using nuclear weapons if necessary, but Truman did not have the courage at that time, and with MacArthur's defeat and defeat, the United States could not stand it, so it had to replace him and let Ridgway take over the post of commander-in-chief.
In this way, MacArthur returned home in a daze, so what did he go through when he returned to China?
From our point of view, MacArthur lost the battle, and returning home will naturally be condemned. But what no one expected was that he became a hero. It was a surprise that he was greeted heroically in Washington. Not just in Washington, but in many big cities, pro-MacArthur demonstrations against Truman erupted. Four other state legislatures passed resolutions requiring President Harry Truman to retract the order.
MacArthur took advantage of this opportunity to speak everywhere, frequently appearing on the TELEVISION table as a guest, and was very popular. Especially in the farewell speech before the congressional meeting, the speech " Veterans Never Die " , can be said to have a great influence on him, but also let his support reach the peak.
After all, in 1953, President Truman's term of office arrived, and according to the constitution at that time, it could not exceed two terms, so he had to step down. So there is a presidential election before that. MacArthur had run twice before, but both ended in defeat, and this was his last.
But this time, like the previous two times, he lost again, this time not even winning the Republican presidential primary, which means that he was not even qualified to stand for the Republican Party.
On the surface, his approval rating was very high, even president Truman at the time was far less supportive than him, but MacArthur's attitude was still to hype war, even nuclear war, and also to exaggerate the threat of communism. In the eyes of many people, choosing him is to choose a war machine, which is unavoidable, after all, the situation in the Korean War is not good for the United States, especially for the American people who experienced World War II.
It may also be said that the anti-war sentiment in the United States is higher than the re-war rhetoric, and another five-star general, Eisenhower, became president.
MacArthur died on April 5, 1964, ending his ups and downs.