US relations with China and Korea (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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When did China become communist?
When did China become communist?
1949
Party US supported in Chinese civil war
Party US supported in Chinese civil war
Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang)
Leader of Chinese communist forces
Leader of Chinese communist forces
Mao Zedong
What US did after PRC established
What US did after PRC established
Refused to officially recognise the new communist government
Where defeated Chinese nationalists fled to
Where defeated Chinese nationalists fled to
Taiwan
Name for debate about US 'losing' China
Name for debate about US 'losing' China
'Lost China' debate
Senator who launched anti-communist campaign in 1950
Senator who launched anti-communist campaign in 1950
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Term for McCarthy's anti-communist campaign effects
Term for McCarthy's anti-communist campaign effects
McCarthyism
Years of Japanese occupation of Korea
Years of Japanese occupation of Korea
1910-1945
Korean guerrilla leader who joined Chinese communists
Korean guerrilla leader who joined Chinese communists
Kim Il-Sung
Controversial US decision in South Korea post-WWII
Controversial US decision in South Korea post-WWII
Kept Japanese officials in administrative positions
Theory: countries fall to communism like dominoes
Theory: countries fall to communism like dominoes
Domino Theory
1950 agreement between China and USSR
1950 agreement between China and USSR
Treaty of Friendship
What Korean nationalists disagreed about
What Korean nationalists disagreed about
What kind of government Korea should have