3. “ I am not worried about this country ever going Communist. We have too much sense for that.” — Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman, 1947 USSR US Action Results Action Results -Backed People’s Liberation Army (leader: Mao Zedong) -USSR alliance with the new People’s Republic of China (PRC) -Mao took control of mainland China -Backed the Nationalist Government (leader: Chiang Kai-shek) -They lost and retreated to the island of Taiwan. -1/4 of the world was communist -PRC’s hatred for US
4. USSR US Action Results Action Results -First successful test of Atomic Bomb -Created their own Hydrogen Bomb which was stronger than the US. -Truman used all US money to create a Hydrogen Bomb; capable of genocide -Began an arms race until the end of the Cold War -Afraid of hidden Soviet Agents - Loyalty Review Board (1947) -Accused innocent people and persecuted them.
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