US China relations after pearl Harbor Flashcards
why was general joseph stilwell sent to the chinese theatre
to help the chinese manage troops.
US did not want them to lose because then Japanese will have more resources to fight US
what was stilwells relationship with chaingkai shek
shek resented his help.
did stilwell suggest sharing resources with chinese communists
yes, he suggesteds sharing studd like weapons and aid. Shek hated the idea bevause he was the one who tried to get rid of the communists.
-shek hated communists enough to say no to overpower Japs by sharing aid with communisust
what did stilwells recall tell us about the chinese nationalists party
that they were not effective in china
talk more about chiangs protest and stilwells recall
-having stilwell there was ride to shek (like he wasn’t good enough).
-shek wanted him gona and threatened FDR he would sign peace agreement with japan. Bad threat because US had common enemy too
dixie mission
visit in yenan (by US soliders) and view the communists
why did communism flourish in poverty areas in china
poverty areas lke communism because of equality and egaltarianism
-called communists populists because peasents liked them
what did US soliders think of communists
they did noy think communists were super bad, they liked how they tried to fight japanese despite lack of resources
what was the dixie missions suggestion to washington
chnaging the horse
what was ultimate decision after dixie mission
wanted to support communists more
-FDR knew US ppl would hate it
-this was MAJOR with US china relations
