KW Causes- US Relations with China Flashcards
1
Q
Why was there a lot of anti communist feeling in the USA by the start of the 1950s?
A
Different political beliefs
USSR had taken over many Eastern European countries by force by 1949
2
Q
Between 1946-49 how much had the USA given nationalist China under Kai-Shek?
A
$2 billion to stop communists taking over
3
Q
By when had Kai-Shek lost?
A
1949
Fled to Formosa (Taiwan)
4
Q
Where did president Truman watch communism spread to?
A
Malaya Indonesia Burma Philippines Korea
5
Q
What did the USA create due to their fear of communism spreading?
A
The Truman Doctrine of 1949
Policy of containment
Stated USA would stop communism spreading
6
Q
What government did the USA refuse to recognise?
A
Communist government of China under Mao Zedong
Carried on diplomacy with nationalist government in Taiwan
