US reaction to the PRC Flashcards
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The China White Paper - August 1949
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published by Secretary of State Dean Acheson. USA strategy towards China to support the KMT in Taiwan, stating that USA were innocent and couldn’t of altered the outcome of Chinese civil war.
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The Defensive Perimeter Strategy - January 1950
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A policy in the Far East to protect attacks on communist states (China), runs along the Aleutians to Japan
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NSC - 68 - April 1950
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A report that focused on rebuilding USAs political, economic and military power through containment and globalisation. 1950 - 53 defence spending went from 5%-14.2%.
