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MacArthur wanted to widen the Korean war and use nuclear weapons against Communist China, after erroneously assuring Truman and other American leaders that his tactics in North Korea would not cause Chinese troops to enter the war. MacArthur would not obey the orders of the civilian government and was thus fired.


Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker
  • Born: June 3, 1906
  • Died: April 12, 1975
  • Nationality: American, French
  • Profession: Vedette, Singer, Dancer, Actress, Civil Rights Activist, French Resistance Agent

Josephine Baker was an American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent, and civil rights activist. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant.