1. BELLWORK: 4/3 How did nuclear parity impact Cold War strategy?
How did FDR and Truman’s views differ regarding Soviet participation in WWII in the Pacific?
Describe the decisions made about the future of Japan by the Allied Council.
Why did Americans support the GMD? How did this show misunderstanding of the situation in China?
THINKER: How did the Truman administration view the relationship between Stalin and Mao? How was this different than reality?

2. The Cold War goes Global
Emergence of superpower rivalry in Asia

3. Describe the decisions made about the future of Japan by the Allied Council.
Seizure of Zaibatsu family assets in 1946
Tokyo in 1946

4. Japan under the authority of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP)
Japanese-ruled Taiwan and the Spratley Islands, ceded to the Republic of China
Karafuto Prefecture and the Kuril Islands, ceded to the Soviet Union.
Japanese-ruled Korea south of the 38th parallel north, placed under the authority of the United States Army Military Government in Korea, granted independence in 1948 as South Korea.
Kwantung Leased Territory, occupied by the Soviet Union , returned to China in 1955.
Japanese-ruled Korea north of the 38th parallel north, placed under the authority of the Soviet Civil Authority, granted independence in 1948 as North Korea.
South Pacific Mandate, occupied by the United States , converted into the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in 1947.
Occupation of Japan

5. Why did Americans support the GMD
Why did Americans support the GMD? How did this show misunderstanding of the situation in China?

6. How did the Truman administration view the relationship between Stalin and Mao? How was this different than reality?

7. Mao & Stalin’s Relationship
Stalin’s views of Mao
Mao’s views of Stalin
Feared Mao as a rival
Didn't want Cold War to spread to Asia
GMD would support Soviet territorial claims
Believed GMD was stronger party
Mao was too independent and difficult to control
Stalin wanted a weak China so he could control Asia
Stalin’s policies are only self-interest
Stalin was not a true revolutionary
Stalin didn’t consider Mao a true revolutionary (cult of personality)

8. Stalin’s 70th birthday

9. Discussion
Both Mao & Stalin criticized each other for not being true revolutionaries…… why? What is the main ideological difference between their interpretations of communism? (Chinese communism vs. Soviet communism?)

10. Mao & Stalin The Sino-Soviet Treaty of Alliance: 1950
Goal: Increase economic/cultural ties
Soviet loans had to be repaid with interest
USSR exploited China
Soviet investment in construction projects
Soviet military assistance
Why was there so much criticism of this treaty?
Mao: “Stalin did not wish to sign the treaty; he finally signed it after two months of negotiating”
U.S. State Dept.: “Moscow making puppets out of the Chinese”
Khrushchev referred to it as: “an insult to the Chinese people”

11. Background of Sino-American Relations
WWII: US aided GMD against Japan (some aide to CCP)
CCW: US aided GMD against CCP
Post-CCW: US recognized ROC as legitimate China & blocked PRC in UN
Other contributing factors to tension: Korea, Japan, Tibet, nuclear weapons

12. Sino-American Hostility: 1949-1970
The following events contributed to hostility between China & the US………
1950’s
Tibet (1950)
Korea ( )
Taiwan (1954 & 1958)
1960’s
Vietnam
Decolonization
Cultural Revolution

13. US Involvement in Taiwan
USS Lexington; aircraft carrier central to Seventh Fleet – patrolled Taiwan strait

14. Homework: due Tuesday! Read 2.3 on the Korean War! Pages 76-83!
Current Event on Wednesday!

15. Group Activity: Emergence of the Superpower Rivalry in Asia
The class will be divided into four groups, each representing a key position in post-war Asia:
Nationalists (GMD – Jiang)
Communists (CCP – Mao)
USSR (Stalin)
US (Truman)
Be ready to explain to the class your position regarding the breakdown of relations after WWII and how it affected your position in the region.
Include key developments post-war and the end of the Chinese Civil War.