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THE COLD WAR ENTERS EAST ASIA. Chapter 18 Section 1 Review. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) - a defensive military alliance formed in 1949 by ten Western European countries, the US and Canada - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THE COLD WAR ENTERS EAST ASIA
CHAPTER 18 SECTION 1 REVIEW NATO (North Atlantic Treaty
Organization)- a defensive military alliance formed in 1949 by ten Western European countries, the US and Canada
Truman Doctrine- U.S. policy of providing economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal or external opponents
Marshall Plan- U.S. program to supply economic aid to European nations to help them rebuild after WWII
THE COLD WAR ENTERS EAST ASIA End of WWII Chinese Civil War
U.S. sends $2 Billion in Aid 1949-Communism People’s Republic of China
After the Fall USSR 1949- First atomic weapon PRC + USSR= treaty of friendship and alliance
More Communist Revolutions? JAPAN!
THE KOREAN WAR After WWII
USA= South (*38th parallel)Soviets= North- built large well
equipped armyCold War-no reunification
UN IntervenesCommunist invasion of South Korea= test of containment policy
CONTINUED.. American troops Japan Korea
Yalu River China Enters the War
China= Frustrated General MacArthur= Frustrated
Wants blockade, atomic weapons Hero’s welcome!? Limited war Containment
CHANGES IN POLICYArmistice 1953
33,600 American soldiers diedTurning point? Containment (until 1950) political
pressure/economic aid Containment (after 1950) major military
buildup
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