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The Cold War Spreads to East Asia. Read the section X 2 Write three sentences directly related to what you read. Develop three quiz questions based on the reading. Civil War and Revolution in China. Late 1920s Chinese Communists and Nationalists begin the struggle for government control
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The Cold War Spreads to East Asia • Read the section X 2 • Write three sentences directly related to what you read. • Develop three quiz questions based on the reading.
Late 1920sChinese Communists and Nationalists begin the struggle for government control • Mid-1940s—U.S. sent Chiang Kai-shek, the Nationalist leader, $2 billion to prevent communist takeover • 1949—Communists capture control of capital of Beijing
Aug. 1949—U.S. discontinues aid to Nationalists who flee to Taiwan • Oct. 1949—People’s Republic of China established by Mao Zedong (communist)
In September 1949 Truman announced that the Soviet Union had detonated an atomic bomb. This was a shock to the nation. Truman began to strengthen the nation’s military against a possible Soviet nuclear threat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrMyQu6u6AQ&edufilter=scO_Mq_iPeSU9rbqR5CtTQ&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY8ijDFYZNk&edufilter=scO_Mq_iPeSU9rbqR5CtTQ&safe=active Soviet Atomic Weapons
Japan Restored • Gen. Douglas MacArthur was in charge of Japan after WWII • The U.S. began rapid industrial development and economic growth • U.S. wanted a strong democratic Asian country