cource of the korean war Flashcards
what did the chinese warn the us about?
that if they crossed the 38th parrallel china would intervene in the war but truman ignored these warnings
what made it impossible to invade tawian and why did moa want to do it?
the USA’s 7th fleet protecting it and moa wanted to invade it to get Kai-shek the nationalist leader hiding there when he fleed in 1949
who held the chinese UN seat and how did this make moa feel?
kai-shek chiang the nationalist leader and made him infurated with the usa
how did moa view the korean war?
as a chance to re-establish china’s prestige and status on the world stage
why did moa feel an obligation to help north korea?
because when he was fighting chaing the north koreans helped
when did america get invovled?
june 1950
name 3 reasond america got invovled?
.truman- political pressures due to lossing china
.truman having to keep his word about the policy of containment-truman doctrine
. To protect japan
. mccarthyism and domestic hysteria