China Becomes Communist... Flashcards
Who was chaing Kai-shek?
-Chinese nationalistic party leader before the civil war in chia
Who became the dictator after the Chinese Civil War?
-Mao Zedong
-now leader of the communist party
why did communism appeal to the poor?
-bc it had offered more “wealth” to the poor community
What happened during the Korean War?
-it split (38th parallel)
-2 nations developed
-north=poor/communist
-south=wealthy/capitalistic
What was stage #1?
-North Korea attacks South Korea
-surprise attack
-ARROW POINTING DOWN
What was stage #2?
-General Douglas Macarthur led the South and American troops to a surprise attack in Inchon Korea (middle) and worked up
-ARROW MIDDLE GOING UP
What was stage #3?
-300,000 Chinese soldiers on the North Korean side invaded South Korea.
-wore white appeal bc it was in snow and they did it during the night
-MIDDLE ARROW DOWN
Why did China get involved in the Korean War?
-bc they didn’t want Korea to become a capitalist/democratic country since they are so close to China
What was stage #4?
-North and South Korea are still statements aka in the 38th parallel
who was the American general dealing with the Korean War?
-Douglas MAcartuher
-5-star general
-war hero
Why did America enter the Korean War?
-South Korea called for NATO and we were the only ones stable enough to come and help
What did General Macarthur promise to the troops?
-that they’d be home before Christmas
Why did MacArthur want to use nukes?
-bc no one was winning the war
-wanted to nuke the major southern cities in China
Who did Macarthur argue with over using the nukes?
-American President Truman
What does Macarthur do as he’s arguing with the president?
-he bashes President Truman in newspapers and how he’s weak and unproductive
-Macarthur got republican senators and governmental officials to also root against President Truman
-truman=democrat
-macarthur=republican
