US Containment in Action in Asia

Question 1

When does the USSR test it’s first nuclear weapon

Answer 1

1949

Question 2

What was the ‘reverse course’ towards Japan

Answer 2

USA wasn’t focused on punishing Japan, through reparations but instead through economic reconstruction by which political stability would be achieved

Question 3

Why was there a reverse course towards Japan

Answer 3

So that the US can have a firm grip on Asia
So that the US wont lose Japan to communism - like other countries when they’re financially lost
China was lost to communism

Question 4

What are some ways in which the US supported Japan

Answer 4

Increased trade
Balanced budget
Price control
Wage control
Efficient taxing system

Question 5

What was GATT

Answer 5

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Aimed to minimalize tariffs through trade and maximise international trade

Question 6

What was the super balanced budget

Answer 6

To establish recovery, USA ensured that all government income and expenditure was closely monitored and conformed to strict guidelines.

Question 7

What was the San Francisco Peace Treaty

Answer 7

Treaty in 1951 which:
identified Japan as innocent in the war
recognise full sovereignty of Japanese people
Force Japan to drop claims to other territories

Question 8

What was the other US-Japan treaty

Answer 8

Security treaty in 1951 which gave the USA unrestricted control over bases, military and control

Question 9

When did the CCP announce allegiance to the USSR

Answer 9

June 1949