1. The Cold War Era (1945–1991)
Lesson 3 Communism in East Asia

2. Lesson 3 Communism in East Asia
The Cold War Era (1945–1991)
Lesson 3 Communism in East Asia
Learning Objectives
Analyze how Mao Zedong turned China into a communist state.
Describe China’s role in the Cold War.
Explain the causes and impact of the Korean War.

3. Lesson 3 Communism in East Asia
The Cold War Era (1945–1991)
Lesson 3 Communism in East Asia
Key Terms
Mao Zedong
collectivization,
Great Leap Forward,
Cultural Revolution.
38th parallel
Kim Il Sung,
Syngman Rhee.
Pusan Perimeter,
demilitarized zone (DMZ),

4. The Chinese Communist Victory
Civil war raged across China during the late 1940s as Mao Zedong (mow dzuh doong) and his Communist forces fought to overthrow Jiang Jieshi’s Nationalists. In 1949, Mao’s forces triumphed. The defeated Jiang and his supporters fled to the island of Taiwan. After decades of struggle, China was finally united, with the Chinese Communists in control. They renamed the country the People’s Republic of China.

5. The Chinese Communist Victory
How the Communists Won
Had support of the peasants
Jiang and Nationalists couldn't fix economy
Remaking Chinese Life
Government nationalized most business
Increase production of coal and steal
Collectivization-
Simplify learning
Women equality- almost
Communism Takes a Huge Toll
Hundreds of thousands killed in transition
Great Leap Forward Fails
Put people into communes
Production decreased
55 million stare to death
The Cultural Revolution
Change all non-revolutionary tendencies

6. The Chinese Communist Victory
The support of Chinese peasants helped Mao Zedong (left) and the communists achieve victory in China’s civil war.

7. The Chinese Communist Victory
Analyze Graphs Failed government policies combined with bad weather led to a severe famine and millions of Chinese deaths. During which year of the Great Leap Forward was the death rate highest?

8. China and the Cold War
The Communist victory in China dominated the Cold War in the years after The United States had supported Jiang Jieshi in the civil war. After Jiang fled to Taiwan, the United States continued to support the Nationalist government there, providing military and economic aid as it faced shelling from the mainland. For decades, the United States refused to recognize the People’s Republic of China, or, as many Americans called it, “Red China.”

9. China and the Cold War An Uneasy Alliance with the Soviet Union
Disagreed on ideology
Didn’t trust each other
China and the United States
US didn’t recognize
Took separate sides in Korean War
Nixon- opened relations to isolate the Soviet Union
Formal diplomatic relations in 1979
The Nationalists in Taiwan
Nationalists flee to Taiwan
Relationship still complicated

10. China and the Cold War
Analyze Political Cartoons The Soviet Union and China, both communist, had a tense relationship. In 1978, China rejected a Soviet proposal to improve relations. Who does the bear represent? Who has the upper hand in this cartoon?

11. China and the Cold War
Analyze Maps Taiwan and China had an uneasy relationship during the Cold War. Why might it prove difficult for China to invade Taiwan?

12. The Two Koreas
In 1950, the Cold War erupted into a “shooting war” in Korea, a peninsula on the northeastern edge of Asia. The Korean War pitted UN forces, largely from the Western democracies, against communist North Korea, which was supported by the Soviet Union and China. It was a key event of the Cold War.

13. The Two Koreas A Nation Divided
Divided after WWII at the 38th Parallel
Soviets occupied the North
Americans occupied the South
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
The Korean War Begins
North overran most of South
US and UN forces push back North from Pusan Perimeter
China Responds
Sent troops, push UN back to 38th
Korea Remains Divided
1953- cease fire signed
DMZ
South Korea Prospers
North Korea Isolates Itself

14. The Two Koreas
Analyze Maps War broke out in Korea in Communist North Korea invaded South Korea in an effort to reunite Korea. In the fall of 1950, who controlled most of the Korean Peninsula?

15. The Two Koreas
UN forces battled Chinese and Soviet-backed North Korean troops for control of the Korean Peninsula. In August 1950, advancing U.S. soldiers march past a line of Korean refugees.

16. Quiz: The Chinese Communist Victory
Both the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution
A. forced people to move to communes.
B. challenged peasants to work in industry.
C. were movements to encourage youth.
D. led China to periods of chaos.

17. Quiz: China and the Cold War
When China’s alliance with the Soviet Union collapsed, the United States
A. joined with the Chinese in an alliance against the Soviets.
B. grew closer to the Soviets because of the situation in Korea.
C. stayed neutral and uninvolved with China.
D. played the “China card” to isolate the Soviets.

18. Quiz: The Two Koreas North Korea’s economy
A. is a command economy in which the government makes all important economic decisions.
B. grew extensively after the Korean War and continues to grow today.
C. has gradually evolved from a command economy into a market economy.
D. compares favorably with South Korea’s, which is an inefficient command economy.