Cold War War

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Cold War War?

• Containment, Brinkmanship, then War

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After WWII, China becomes a communist nation.

• Nationalist Chiang Kai-shek
• US aided and funded
• Inefficient/corrupt leadership and failing
  economy reduced support
• Civil War erupts, Kai flees to Taiwan
• Containment failed?
• Fear of communism grew

• Communist Mao Zedong
• Controlled North China
• Peasant support- encouraged reading and increased
  food production
• Won wide support in China
• Formed Peoples Republic of China (US refused to
  recognize)

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The Forgotten WarKorea 1950-1953
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Why the breakup?

• Controlled by Japan
• Two surrenders?
• North of 38th parallel to Soviets, South to US
• Seoul in democratic South
• Kim Il Sung- communist North
• Lack of US soldiers, Soviets aid Kim to control
  all Korea

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The actions of war

• June 25, 1950- NK surprise attacks SK
• UN comes to the aid of SK
• 520,000 Troops under General MacArthur
• Counterattack pushes enemy near China
• 300,000 Chinese join NK (buffer)
• 2 year standoff
• MacArthur calls for nukes, Truman refuses fires
  him
• Truce in July 1953 (Soviet idea)- 38th
  parallel/demilitarized zone between

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"OUR NATION HONORS HER SONS AND DAUGHTERS WHO
ANSWERED THE CALL TO DEFEND A COUNTRY THEY
NEVER KNEW AND A PEOPLE THEY NEVER MET." Dead
United States 54,246, United Nations 628,833.
Wounded United States 103,284, United
Nations 1,0644,453. Captured United States
7,140, United Nations 92,970. Missing United
States 8,177, United Nations 470,267. US
spent 67 billion during warRejection of
Democrats, election of Dwight D EisenhowerRED
SCARE INCREASED
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Assignments

• Read article/handout, identify the following
• The Main Idea with two supporting examples, the
  intent of the author, the significance of the
  issue, what can be done as possible solutions.
• 1 Due today
• What ifMacArthur got his way and the US used
  nuclear weapons in China. Create a one page
  essay describing your hypothesis. What would have
  been the chain of events set off? Include a
  separate timeline of 10 major events and a map
  showing the events location and summarized
  details.
• 2 Due Fri.