1. CONTAINMENT & COLD WAR IN ASIA APRIL 30, 2014 NOTE PACKET C

2. In the 1930s two political parties existed in China Mao Zedong & Communist Party Chiang Kai-shek & Nationalist Party Civil War broke out & Communist Party defeated Nationalists China renamed People’s Republic of China Nationalists fled to Taiwan Fear of communist spreading Post WW2 Japan est. a constitutional democracy  now in communist threat US support for Japan became another way to contain

3. Korea was divided at the end of WW2 Japan had annexed Korea prior to WW1 After Japanese surrender, Allies agreed to divide Korea at the 38 th parallel (line of latitude running through middle of Korea) Soviets occupied north est. a communist gov’t, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea US occupied the south and est. The Republic of Korea

4. The Korean War begins in 1950 N. Korean troops invaded S. Korea in hopes to unify country by force US fear  action driven by Soviet Union  spread of communism US responds with heavily military involvement

5. US & UN actions during the Korean War General MacArthur in command of US troops UN est. the United Nations command Contributed troops & arms from 16 member nations By mid 1951 a stalemate was reached Figured continued, neither side able to advance Truman & MacArthur begin to disagree over objectives & strategies MacArthur pushed for second front while Truman feared a 3 rd world war Truman dismissed MacArthur from command

6. End of the Korean War Peace talks began in 1951 Eisenhower won election of 1952 promising to bring peace When peace talks stalled, “Ike” threatened to use atomic weapons Korea remained divided at the 38 th parallel

7. Effect of the Korean War Policy of containment before Korean War focused on economic aid programs, after Korean War US showed willingness to take military action Truman ordered integrated units in armed forces Permanent US military mobilization Military-industrial complex