2. Since 1920’s – Nationalists (Chaing Kai Shek)
v. Communists (MaoTseTung)
Stopped fighting inWW2 to fight Japanese
Resumed afterWW2 with Nationalists
getting 2billion in support from U.S.
1949- U.S. cuts aid due to corruption and
poor military planning
Nationalists leave mainland forTaiwan
“People’s Republic of China” (Communist)
formed 1949 – Mao
3.
4. 1950 – Communist China (PRC) and Soviets
sign friendship alliance (Soviets acquiredA-
bomb in 1949!)
U.S. veto’s PRC joining U.N. and keeps
Nationalist Chinese gov. in U.N.
U.S. under MacArthur begins to industrialize
Japan rapidly to help defendAsia against
Communism
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7. Japan had taken over the Korean Peninsula
from 1910 to 1945
1945 – Soviets get North of 38th parallel,
industrial
1945 – Americans get South of 38th parallel,
agricultural
8. Republic of Korea
South
Capital- Seoul
Democratic
Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea
North
Capital – Pyongyang
Communist
9. 1949 – Both U.S. and Soviets had withdrawn
and both sides claimed the entire peninsula
North Korea attacks June 25th , 1950
10. Truman orders naval and air support
U.N. Security Council calls on member
nations to help South Korea (Soviet Union
was not there to veto the vote because they
were boycotting the non-recognition of
China) (Wow… can your brain handle fusing
all this awesome history????YES!!!)
16 nations – 520,000 troops, 90% U.S.
11. North Korean Invasion Counterattack
June-Sept 1950 Sept-Oct. 1950
12. September 1950 – North Korea almost
conquers the entire peninsula
Sept. to Oct. 1950 – General MacArthur’s
miracle counter attack reverses the situation
and South Korea takes over most of the
peninsula
13. MacArthur then moves to take over North
Korea and unite Korea under democracy
China steps in and stops the takeover and
pushes the U.S./Korean troops back again
past the 38th parallel
By March 1951- back to 38th parallel
15. MacArthur wanted to attack China
He advocated using atomic bombs and using
the help of Chiang Kai-shek’s nationalist
troops
Truman said it was the “wrong war, wrong
place, wrong time, wrong enemy..”
16. April 11th, 1951 – MacArthur relieved of
command byTruman for trying to go over his
head and continue war
17. Soviets initiate cease-fire on June 23rd, 1951
1953 – Armistice signed agreeing on ceasefire
line and exchange of prisoners
U.S. damage – 38,000, 20-22 billion dollars
Viewed as a failure- “The ForgottenWar”,
one of the main reasons Democrats (Truman)
lose the 1952 election to Republicans
(Eisenhower)
