cource of the korean war Flashcards

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Q

what did the chinese warn the us about?

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that if they crossed the 38th parrallel china would intervene in the war but truman ignored these warnings

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what made it impossible to invade tawian and why did moa want to do it?

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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

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3
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who held the chinese UN seat and how did this make moa feel?

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kai-shek chiang the nationalist leader and made him infurated with the usa

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4
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how did moa view the korean war?

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as a chance to re-establish china’s prestige and status on the world stage

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5
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why did moa feel an obligation to help north korea?

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because when he was fighting chaing the north koreans helped

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6
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when did america get invovled?

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june 1950

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name 3 reasond america got invovled?

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.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

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