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The Forgotten War
Warm Up: What do you know about Korea?
Grab Notes, Put Up Phone
China Becomes Communist
CWE Smackdown!
Chiang Kai-shek
- Ruled Southern and Eastern China
- Struggled with inflation & failing Economy
- Weak Leadership
- Used secret police against demonstrators
- Nationalist (not communist)
Mao Zedong
- Ruled in Northern China
- Attracted Peasants with promises of land reform
- Experienced guerrilla army
- Highly motivated leadership
- Communist
Who does America Support?
Who does Soviet Union Support?
The Champion is... Mao Zedong (& Communism)
- (1949) After 20 years of fighting, communist ruled all of mainland China
- Americans feared communism and felt that the Policy of Containment failed
- Americans started looking for communists in their own politicians (witch hunt)
Korea & WWII
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted
Korea & WWII
- Japan takes over Korea pre-WWII
- Japan loses WWII
- Korea is split into two zones (similar to Germany) at the 38th Parallel
- Soviet Union occupies the North
- United States occupies the South
Timeline
“I fired MacArthur because he wouldn’t respect the authority of the president. I didn’t fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was.”
- Harry S. Truman
Time to Contain
General MacArthur
vs.
President Truman
- Truman decides to try his Policy of Containment and sends troops to support South Korea
- Prevent the effect of Domino Theory: Mindset that if one nations falls under communist control, nearby nations will do the same.
- America (part of the United Nations) Pushes North Korean troop back
Timeline
1950
- With weapons provided by the Soviets North Korea invades South Korea
Stalemate
- Soviet Union suggests a cease-fire
- Two sides signed an armistice
- NO peace treaty = technically still at war
China gets involved
- China wants N. Korea as a communist buffer
- Chinese drove United Nations forces (America) back past the 38th Parallel
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