Cold War Heats Up

18.2

China Becomes Communist

Nationalists Communists

Picture of Tien Neman Square

End of WW2 China

Japan leaves Nationalists

corrupt and inefficient tensions between Nationalists and Communists Civil War erupts

1944 to 1947 US plays

peacemaker Fails to negotiate

peace 1949

Nationalists flee to Taiwan

Communists take control

American’s viewed the communist take over of China as a failure of Containment

Led to powerful fear of communism

Korean War

Japan annexed Korea in 1910 Ruled until 1945

Troops north of the 38th parallel surrendered to the Soviets; South to the Americans Two nations developed: North and

South Korea Communist North Korea Democratic South Korea

US began moving out of Korea in 1949

Soviet’s prepared to assist North Korea in gaining back South

Attack!

June 25, 1950 North Korea attacks South Korea

Makes their way quickly south June 27th

Truman orders US assistance in Korea All under command of General Douglas

MacArthur [UN]

The US in Korea

North Korea makes great strides Push all the way to Pusan by

September of 1950 MacArthur launches a counter

attack Traps North Korea forces between US

and South Korean Pushes North back to the nearly the

border between Korea and China

Map of Korea/ 38th Parallel/Movements of War

Chinese Step In in Korea

Fearful of invasion by American [UN] troops Join the war on the side of North Korea Wanted a buffer state between

themselves and Democracy Drive back American forces to 38th

parallel Stalemate

MacArthur vs. Truman

MacArthur wants to attack China Truman says ‘No Way!’

Continues to criticize the president Truman fires MacArthur

American’s outraged Later committees agreed with Truman’s

decision due to feelings for limiting the war

Stalemate

Truce talks begin July 1951 Agree on:

Location of cease-fire line

Establishment of demilitarized zone between opposing sides

War ends in July 1953