24.3 Flashcards
Who was the leader if the communist revolutionaries?
Mao Tse-tung
Who was the leader of the nationalist government?
Chiang Kai-shek
In what year what Chiang Kai-sheks army forced to flee to a tiny Chinese island?
1949
What tiny Chinese island did Chiang Kai-sheks army flee too?
Taiwan
What type of government did Chiang Kai-shek establish a free government on Taiwan?
Nationalist
What government did Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai established a Communist regime called the what?
The Peoples Republic of China
How many people died from starvation from Mao Tse-tung ruling?
15 to 20 million people
What were the gangs called that students and young people formed that filled chinas city streets with noisy demonstrations, marches, and protests?
Red guards
The red guards also attacked many Chinese people; how many did they murder?
400,000
What country split into two sections after communism spread?
Korea
What was the name of the two sections of the country that split after communism spread?
North and South Korea
What year did the Korean troops cross the 38th parallel?
1950
Which general drove the Koreans back across the 38th parallel?
General Douglas MacAuthur
What year did Joseph Stalin die?
1953
What government did North Korea stick with?
Communist
