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The Rise and Fall of Communism in East Asia

Explore the spread of communism in East Asia post-World War II, from the Civil War (1946-1949) to The Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, detailing key events, policies, and conflicts that shaped the region's political landscape.

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The Rise and Fall of Communism in East Asia

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  1. COMMUNISM SPREADS IN EAST ASIA Chapter 15 Section 3

  2. Civil War 1946 to 1949 • Nationalists receive U.S. support • Communists supported by Soviets • 1949 Communists won with support of the peasants • Nationalists retreated to Taiwan

  3. 1953- Mao set out to rebuild China during “The Great Leap Forward” • Land redistribution • Forced collectivization of peasant lands-formation of communes

  4. Failure • forced industrialization • lack of incentive • disregard of traditional social and economic structures

  5. The 1966 Cultural Revolution • Mao-” learn revolution by making revolution” • Gang of Four • Anti-intellectual movement

  6. 1970s US policy of détente-a lessening of tensions • Richard Nixon • Ping pong diplomacy • Zhou Enlai

  7. The Korean Conflict was a good example of the containment policy in action • 38th parallel • U.N. Action

  8. Near Defeat • Last stand at Pusan • Inchon-scene of surprise attack by US forces led by Douglas Mac Arthur

  9. Yalu River • Chinese cross with massive counterattack • MacArthur demands troops and atomic weapons

  10. Conflict stagnates into stalemate • Truman rejects Mac Arthur’s demands/ dismisses the general • Cease-fire in 1953-38th parallel

  11. Containment policy succeeds in preventing communist expansion

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