1. Cold War
Chapter 18 section 2

2. China 1945 During WWII Communist and Nationalists had worked together
After WWII they had ceased cooperation
For 2 decades China communism had struggled under Nationalist government
Civil war erupted
China

3. China 1945-1949 U.S tried to remain a peace maker
U.S Supported the Nationalist
Will send $3 billion dollars in supplies
China

4. Sides in China Nationalist Chiang Kai-shek
Gained taxes from farmers even during the famine
U.S government say this way of ruling was inefficient and hopelessly corrupt
American policy favored
nationalist because it opposed
Communism
Sides in China

5. Communism Mao Zedong Worked to win peasant support
Encouraged peasants to learn to read
Helped to improve food production
1945 Northern China was under communist control

6. After the Civil War in May 1949 Chiang will flee to Taiwan
Communist now ran mainland China
People’s Republic of China
U.S did not accept this as China’s true government

7. U.S was stunned that China had become Communist
American public was scared it was going to spread to them

8. Korean War Japan had ruled Korea Korean is going to split
1910 until August 1945
Korean is going to split
38th parallel
North surrendered to the Soviet
Communist
South surrendered to the Americans
Democratic
Korean War

10. Republic of Korea South Korea Occupied by the United States
Syngman Rhee
Capital- Seoul
Korea’s traditional capital

11. Democratic People’s republic of Korea
North
Kim Il Sung
Based in Pyongyang

12. Korean War June 25, 1950 North Korea will go across the 38th Parallel
Surprise attack on the South Korean’s
South Korea had called the UN for help
Had a vote in the UN Security Council
Passed
Korean War

13. Americans sent troops stationed in Japan to South Korea
16 other Nations send aid to South Korea
Will be under General MacArthur’s command

14. MacArthur had a counterattack November UN approaches the Yalu River
North Korea had pushed South Korea and UN troops to the eastern portion of the peninsula
MacArthur had a counterattack
November UN approaches the Yalu River
Between Korea and China
Seemed as though Korea was going to be one nation

16. China did not want Americans to come to their boarders
Going to enter the war on North Koreas side
Korean War
Communist China vs. American’s

18. 1951 MacArthur wants to attack China By attacking China= WWIII
Nuclear weapons on Chinese cities
By attacking China= WWIII
Truman rejected the proposal
China and Soviet Union had a mutual assistance pact
1951

19. MacArthur is unsatisfied with Truman's answer
Continued urging a full-scale war against China
His superiors informed him that he had no authority to make policy decisions
MacArthur continued to criticize the president

20. April 11,1951 Truman fires MacArthur's
June 23, 1951 Soviet Union suggests a cease-fire
Peace talks begin in July

21. Peace Talks Agreed on two points
Cease-fire line at the existing battle line
Establishment of a demilitarized zone
July both sides signed an armistice
Ending the war
Agreement was a stalemate
Peace Talks