1. Chapter 18 Section 2 The Cold War Heats Up

2. Civil War In China

3. Which side did the United States support and why? U.S. supported Chiang Kai-Shek He was a Nationalist/noncommunist 1945-1949 sent Nationalists $3B in aid Chiang turned out to be a corrupt leader/large increase in taxes

4. What did the United States do to affect the outcome of the war? 1944 to 1947 peace maker between Nationalists & Communist Mao Zedong $2B military equipment & supplies

5. What was the outcome of the war? Mao wins war because of peasant support Mao taught people to read & how to grow food Chiang and followers flee to Taiwan/Formosa

6. How did the American public react to that outcome and why? Stunned. Why did Truman not give full support like Europe? Not prepared to go to war Possible Communist spies in the government

7. Civil War in Korea

8. Which side did the United States support and why? 1948 U.S. supports S. Korea or Republic of Korea below the 38 th Parallel U.S. supported Syngman Rhee in Seoul Kim Il Sung in North/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Pyongyang

9. What did the United States do to affect the outcome of the war? 1950 N. Korea attacks South Korea South Korea asks for U.N. help Soviets boycott U.N. because of Taiwan’s presence Truman orders troops from Japan and send fleet between China & Taiwan

10. What did the United States do to affect the outcome of the war? 16 Nations send troops / 90% American Led by General Douglas Mac Arthur

11. What was the outcome of the war? U.N. forces pushed down to Pusan MacArthur counter attacks at Inchon Zhou En Lai (China) gives support to N. Korea MacArthur wants to Nuke China / fired 1953 Armistice to end war as stalemate at 38 th Parallel w/ demilitarized zone

12. How did the American public react to that outcome and why? 54k American soldiers dead Cost $67B Why a stalemate? Happy we did not Nuke China Elect Republican Dwight Eisenhower & not Adlai Stevenson