1. Who was Chiang Kai-shek?
He was the leader of Southern and Eastern China at the time and who fought against communism with nationalism.
2. Who was Mao Zedong?
He was the leader of Northern China and he spread communism.
3. How were the Communist able to take over China?
They had a weak military leadership and corrupt, abusive practices drove away the peasants. The nationalist government leader fled to Taiwan.
4. How did the State Department respond to critics that Truman's "Containment" policy didn't extend to Asia?
They thought it was a lame excuse and didn't believe it and thought that there were communist spies in the government.
5. How did Korea become a divided nation after World War II?
The communists defeated the Japanese in the North, thus turning it into communism while the Unites States defeated the Japanese in the South and turning that into democracy.
6. What is the importance of the Yalu River and what prompted the Chinese to enter the Korean War?
The Yalu River is the division point between Korea and China. The Chinese entered the Korean War because they wanted North Korea as a buffer Communist buffer state to protect their north-eastern provinces.
7. Who is General Douglas MacArthur and what did he want to do against China?
He is the General that commanded the soldiers in the Korean War on the U.S. side and drove the North Koreans out of South Korea. MacArthur wanted to use nuclear weapons against China.
8. Why did Truman relieve MacArthur from duty?
Truman relieved MacArthur from duty because he was going behind Truman's back and kept waging more war against the Chinese that didn't need to happen. He caused unnecessary war and wasn't listening to his boss.
9. How did the war end?
The War ended in a truce but Korea was still split in two. Both sides signed an armistice to end the war.
10. He is the current leader of North Korea and was also named the "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2012.
Kim Jong-Un
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