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Question?What is the most
common first letter for state names?
M and N are tiedM:
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana
N: Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and North Dakota
War in Korea
China• Nationalist vs. Communist• Chiang Kai Shek Vs. Mao Zedong• U.S. supported nationalist–Very corrupt
Would you support a bad government if it was the enemy of your enemy?
Civil War• Cooperation ends after WW II• No soldiers for nationalists just $2
billion in aid• Corruption leads to anger• Nationalists defeated–Flee to Taiwan
• U.S. refuses to recognize communist govt.
Was the U.S. right in not recognizing the communist
government?
U.S. Reaction• Containment failed!• Not enough aid?• Nationalists inept? • Communists in the government?
Korea
Korea• Split into North and South after
World War II• U.S. cuts troops• Soviets would send aid if North
would invade
North Invasion• North attacks on June 25th 1950• UN plans military action–Soviets absent from security council–90% of troops American
• Truman orders troops from Japan• American fleet to Taiwan
Why so many Americans?
MacArthur’s counter attack• Amphibious landing at Inchon• Cut off ½ of N. Korea’s troops
surrender• By Nov. N. Koreans pushed to Yalu
River
China’s involvement• U.S threatened Chinese border• Wanted to keep N. Korea as a buffer• Pushed UN forces back to 38th
Parallel
North Korea was supported by USSR but the Chinese
threatened to get involved. Who would pose the biggest
threat?
MacArthur and China• MacArthur wanted invasion of China–Nuclear weapons on Chinese cities
• World War III with Soviet Union
MacArthur vs. Truman• MacArthur tries to go over Truman–Public support
• Criticism leads to MacArthur’s dismissal• 69% of U.S> support MacArthur
Who was right?
Stalemate• USSR suggests a cease-fire• Border and prisoner exchange• Stalemate–Communism contained–Communism still exists
• Leads to Democratic defeat in next election