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Cold War Heats Up. 18.2. China Becomes Communist. Nationalists. Communists. Picture of Tien Neman Square . End of WW2 China. Japan leaves Nationalists corrupt and inefficient t ensions between Nationalists and Communists Civil War erupts. 1944 to 1947 US plays peacemaker - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Cold War Heats Up
18.2
China Becomes Communist
Nationalists Communists
Picture of Tien Neman Square
End of WW2 China
Japan leaves Nationalists
corrupt and inefficient tensions between Nationalists and Communists Civil War erupts
1944 to 1947 US plays
peacemaker Fails to negotiate
peace 1949
Nationalists flee to Taiwan
Communists take control
American’s viewed the communist take over of China as a failure of Containment
Led to powerful fear of communism
Korean War
Japan annexed Korea in 1910 Ruled until 1945
Troops north of the 38th parallel surrendered to the Soviets; South to the Americans Two nations developed: North and
South Korea Communist North Korea Democratic South Korea
US began moving out of Korea in 1949
Soviet’s prepared to assist North Korea in gaining back South
Attack!
June 25, 1950 North Korea attacks South Korea
Makes their way quickly south June 27th
Truman orders US assistance in Korea All under command of General Douglas
MacArthur [UN]
The US in Korea
North Korea makes great strides Push all the way to Pusan by
September of 1950 MacArthur launches a counter
attack Traps North Korea forces between US
and South Korean Pushes North back to the nearly the
border between Korea and China
Map of Korea/ 38th Parallel/Movements of War
Chinese Step In in Korea
Fearful of invasion by American [UN] troops Join the war on the side of North Korea Wanted a buffer state between
themselves and Democracy Drive back American forces to 38th
parallel Stalemate
MacArthur vs. Truman
MacArthur wants to attack China Truman says ‘No Way!’
Continues to criticize the president Truman fires MacArthur
American’s outraged Later committees agreed with Truman’s
decision due to feelings for limiting the war
Stalemate
Truce talks begin July 1951 Agree on:
Location of cease-fire line
Establishment of demilitarized zone between opposing sides
War ends in July 1953