Spread of Communism Chiang Kai-ShekMao Zedong Chinese
Nationalist Party leader Southern China Inefficient and corrupt
party U.S. supported $3 Billion in aid over 4 years Chinese
Communist Leader Northern China Worked to win peasant support
Supported by Soviet Union
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Containment = FAILED 1949 : Chiang fled to Taiwan Communist
take over China Peoples Republic of China Truman attacked by
Congress for not doing enough Fear began to set in that there were
Communist agents within the U.S. government
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Questions p. 612 What was MacArthurs plan for victory? What did
China want with North Korea? How did China push UN troops back to
the South? What were MacArthur's plans for China? Truman vs
MacArthur Who won the war? Who ended the war? What is the
demilitarized zone?
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Setting up for Korean War North Korea Soviet Union Government -
Communist Leader - Kim Il Sung South Korea United States Government
-Democracy Leader - Syngnam Rhee After WWII Japanese Korean
territories were surrendered 38 th Parallel
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Surprise Invasion North Korea launches surprise attack on South
Korea : June 25, 1950 June 27 Truman ordered troops from Japan to
Korea 520,000 troops 90% American Commanded by Douglas MacArthur By
end of August only Pusan had not fallen to North Korea
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U.S. Counterattack Sept 1950 MacArthur surprise attack behind
enemy lines near Inchon North Korean troops surrender - Rest flee
back North U.S. pushed all the way north to Yalu River (boarder
between N.K. and China)
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Chinese Fight Back ALL OUT WAR Provoked China launched massive
attack against U.S. forces U.N. pushed back across 38 th Parallel
Fought for 2 years to obtain strategic positions
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General Douglas MacArthur President Truman WAR WAR WAR Use
nuclear weapons against China - end stalemate Tried going ABOVE
President press NO WAR Upset with MacArthurs actions fired him
Attacked by Congress and Americans for it Wrong war, at wrong
place, at the wrong time, w/wrong enemy Omar Bradley
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STALEMATE July 1953 Two countries sign an armistice > ending
war 1. Location of cease-fire line, establishment of demilitarized
zones 2. Prisoner exchange American Losses 54, 000 Deaths $67
Billion
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8RHls8_HJ8
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Questions p. 612 What was MacArthurs plan for victory? What did
China want with North Korea? How did China push UN troops back to
the South? What were MacArthur's plans for China? Truman vs
MacArthur Who won the war? Who ended the war? What is the
demilitarized zone?
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Demilitarized zone Korean War Propaganda
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North Korea Today 2002 George Bush declares part of axis of
evil 2009 Announced uranium enrichment program 2010 Fired 170
rounds of artillery on Yeongpyeong Island 2011 Kim Jong Il dies Kim
Jong-Un 2013 Announce intentions to target U.S. with nuclear
weapons 2013 Withdrawal from non-aggression pacts with South Korea
2014 The Interview fiasco & cyber attacks (U.S. accuses N.
Korea)