Cold War Chapter 18 section 2

China 1945 During WWII Communist and Nationalists had worked together After WWII they had ceased cooperation For 2 decades China communism had struggled under Nationalist government Civil war erupted China

China 1945-1949 U.S tried to remain a peace maker U.S Supported the Nationalist Will send $3 billion dollars in supplies China

Sides in China Nationalist Chiang Kai-shek Gained taxes from farmers even during the famine U.S government say this way of ruling was inefficient and hopelessly corrupt American policy favored nationalist because it opposed Communism Sides in China

Communism Mao Zedong Worked to win peasant support Encouraged peasants to learn to read Helped to improve food production 1945 Northern China was under communist control

After the Civil War in May 1949 Chiang will flee to Taiwan Communist now ran mainland China People’s Republic of China U.S did not accept this as China’s true government

U.S was stunned that China had become Communist American public was scared it was going to spread to them

Korean War Japan had ruled Korea Korean is going to split 1910 until August 1945 Korean is going to split 38th parallel North surrendered to the Soviet Communist South surrendered to the Americans Democratic Korean War

Republic of Korea South Korea Occupied by the United States Syngman Rhee Capital- Seoul Korea’s traditional capital

Democratic People’s republic of Korea North Kim Il Sung Based in Pyongyang

Korean War June 25, 1950 North Korea will go across the 38th Parallel Surprise attack on the South Korean’s South Korea had called the UN for help Had a vote in the UN Security Council Passed Korean War

Americans sent troops stationed in Japan to South Korea 16 other Nations send aid to South Korea Will be under General MacArthur’s command

MacArthur had a counterattack November UN approaches the Yalu River North Korea had pushed South Korea and UN troops to the eastern portion of the peninsula MacArthur had a counterattack November UN approaches the Yalu River Between Korea and China Seemed as though Korea was going to be one nation

China did not want Americans to come to their boarders Going to enter the war on North Koreas side Korean War Communist China vs. American’s

1951 MacArthur wants to attack China By attacking China= WWIII Nuclear weapons on Chinese cities By attacking China= WWIII Truman rejected the proposal China and Soviet Union had a mutual assistance pact 1951

MacArthur is unsatisfied with Truman's answer Continued urging a full-scale war against China His superiors informed him that he had no authority to make policy decisions MacArthur continued to criticize the president

April 11,1951 Truman fires MacArthur's June 23, 1951 Soviet Union suggests a cease-fire Peace talks begin in July

Peace Talks Agreed on two points Cease-fire line at the existing battle line Establishment of a demilitarized zone July 1953- both sides signed an armistice Ending the war Agreement was a stalemate Peace Talks