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China, Korea and the globalization of the Cold War (1949-1954)

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What where the consequences of the korean war, who became president=

Direct consequences Korean war: president Truman decided not to run again, he suffered under the Korean War > Eisenhower became the first Republican president in 20 years (harsher and more aggressive against the Soviets).

What was the global implementation of the truman docterine?

Global implementation of the Truman doctrine > more alliances. Unilateral peace treaty with Japan. Triangular alliance agreement AUS, NZ, USA. 1954

What does seato and cento?

SEATO organization. CENTO pact. Building of a defensive line all around SU and China to protect SEA and the ME.

What happend between france and vietnam?

Vietnam was a colony of a European power, national liberation movement fighting for independence from France under the leading of Ho Chi Minh. The US starts supporting France > communist take-over. US tries to gain as much from the communist which leads to an agreement, temporary split of Vietnam in two > free elections after peace has been signed: general expectation is that the communists will win in both sides.

With who is staling replaced after that stalin dies?

1953: Stalin dies (finally). Replaced by Khrushchev: he was not a very educated man > colourful man. Once in power develops a different kind of strategy >

What is the direct effect of stalins dead?

Direct effect of Stalin’s dead is that the Korean war comes to an end (no peace). Korea is a two-level war: North against South about control of the countries, and SU vs. US

What are the early years after stalin?

. Early years after Stalin: when Germany is allowed to rearm and to NATO they take it okay, unrest in the SU itself, strategy of defending themselves gives them enough self-confidence to not to fear the West to much anymore.

What is the su traditional docterine?

SU traditional doctrine: should support revolution of industrial countries, but supporting revolutions in non-industrial countries is not self-evident. According to Marx, communist revolution can only take place in industrial countries, Khrushchev supports the expansion of the doctrine > it comes from Mao.

What is destalinization?and which country is important?

De-Stalinization speech: take back the moral leadership from Mao who has become more popular. Most important point that he scores is: Cuba. A small loss for the US, but extremely annoying 90 miles from Florida and it used to be a virtual US colony and is in their backyard

Why did castro become communis?

Castro is leftist > largely because of the aggressive reaction of the US he is driven to the SU

What is the hungary revolt?

Hungarian revolt of 1956: it will leave the Warsaw pact, it is crushed by the Soviets > the Western countries do nothing, they don’t lift a finger to save Hungary (fear of WWIII). The West will accepted the division of Europe

What is krushov docterine of peace?

Khrushchev: the doctrine of peaceful coexistence, the worlds class struggle at world scale should continue but it should be peaceful > no use of force, it doesn’t mean you can’t use force to save a communist regime.

When did the su develop an atomic bomb?

but in 1949 SU also successfully tested an atomic bomb. T

What does the us do in response to the su devloping a bomb?

Truman: expand and rearm conventionally, expand nuclear arsenal or develop H-bomb.

What was the problem of cuba for kennedy

John F. Kennedy: problem of Cuba. Regime under Castro ‘58/’59 shifts to become a SU ally. Many supporters of the former Cuban regime fled to Florida à they put a lot of pressure on the American politics to do something about the situation in Cuba. Counter invasion to Cuba à military failure, failureof Kennedy to take back Cuba = disaster. He was already considered too weak on his military side. Tense military situation between Cuba and US. SU to exploit Kennedy’s weakness

How does su trigger kennedy and the us?

he triggers a new Berlin crisis, putting pressure on Kennedy for neutrality or he will close the border of East Berlin

What did kennedy and khruschev do in genva

Meeting in June 1961 between Kennedy and Khrushchev in Geneva. They talk about Berlin but they also talk about nuclear strategy, Khrushchev is still trying to impress Kennedy with nuclear expansion. Kennedy knows it’s not true but acknowledges it à i

What was kennedys reaction after the berlin crisis and the red line in the sand?

Kennedy’s reaction: we’ll need tp be harsher to soviets, we’ll not make concessions in Berlin and if the SU places nuclear weapons on Cuba we will intervene (red line in the sand) à SU were putting them there:

What is the dunkrik treaty?

Truman changed American policy with the Dunkirk treaty. which was styled as an anti/ german treaty. In 1948 the Treaty of Dunkirk was formed.

How did China develop after the war and before?

China had become a republic in 1911 after the fall of the emperor, after that civil war 1920-1930 nationalist government, communist party under Mao zedong. When the Japanese attacked the civil war stopped and boh forces opposed the japanese. communist no one's support other groups were supported by the us. sovjet did not support because they had their own war, which probably played a role Stalin did not trust mao. a communist China might become a concurrent for the leadership role in the world. and ideologist reasons.

Why did russia dislike china?

You can't move from an undeveloped country to a socialist revolution. communist parties in agriculture are not real communist parties, they are farmer parties. There was always resistance by the russians. They couldn't be real communist stalin said. even if he is, he cannot do it. Would the civil war resume? Marshall liked that they cooperated.it didn't work out and the civil war resumed. There was a surprise victory for the communist party in 1949. The government was in the hands of the communist party. It was a surprise for many countries in the world.

Hat happend to the other china government

the other government fled to taiwan and continued under the flag as the legitimate government for many years.

Why did mao and stalin meet?

Mao visits Stalin in the Soviet union. It was very exceptional and it was very time consuming. you stayed for weeks of months at that time. At the end was a vague treaty of friendship. It was a recognition of the communist leader of the world.

Why didnt the us didnt care for south korea

South Korea is doing really well. back then it was very poor. It also has no strategic importance. Americans withdraw from South korea. It has endured far too long. It is not spectacular. they did it in 49 when they established/ are establishing nato.

How did the korea war go and end?

Americans are pushed back. nexht phrase starts, they need to start sending troops and remobilze soldiers. By the end of 1951 Americans were back to the beginning and we get trench warfare. This lasted two years. In 1953 at the death of Stalin it ended. Sovjets win. Americans find themselves in a situation where they invest money and troops. it isn't a popular position with the eu allies

Is the atomic bomb part og the wea

The Korean war made the decisions for Truman to take the nuclear bomb out of the weaponry of the army. Only the president can use it. Almost all countries with nuclear weapons followed this exemple

What was the fallout of the aian cold war?

What is the fallout of the Asian Cold war? it plays in the background in decolonization. India became independent. indonesia, Dutch first want to take it back. The Dutch started a police action which was just a war, and we pressured them to gain independence. We still support decolonization. they also see opportunities to have influence in these countries.this was strong had historical and economic rules. eu has privileged relationships with their colonies and controlled the national resources. it broke free trade.

How did the us look at the vietnam conflict ?

Indochina became part of the French empire, Japan occupied them, after that France reoccupied them with the emperor under French control. There were nationalist movements. Vietnam had communist party. This led to the liberation war. France lost them in 1954. Eisenhower administration, the conflict started to be rethought; it might become communist victory over an allied force, france. We need to support France to let them leave with honor. Americans sponsor a peace conference with a division of the country. voorwaarde there needs to be elections but don't care about it after that.

What were seto and keto meant for?

SEATO 1954 with alot of countries. KENTO with Iran and iraq. They try to surround china. Today these are still the building block

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