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29 Cards in this Set
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When did it become clear that the communists would win the civil war in China?
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1949
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Who was leading the communists?
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Mao Zedong
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Who was leading the nationalists?
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Jiang Jieshi
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Who did Henry Luce support in the civil war?
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Jiang Jieshi
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What was the China Lobby?
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A group of Republican congressman who criticized the US for not supporting Jiang Jieshi more throughly.
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Who were the members of the China Lobby?
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Judd, Jenner, and Knowland.
Walter Judd (Minn) William Jenner (Indiana) William Knowland (CA) |
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What did Dean Acheson think of Republican lawmakers?
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That they were primitives who knew nothing about foreign policy and interfered with his job.
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What is a white paper?
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A government document that outlines governmental policy.
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Why was a two-volume white paper on China, full of correspondence between the governments, released by the State Department?
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To show that the US was not at fault for the failings of the Nationalists.
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When was the white paper on China released?
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1949
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What change in policy in regards to China precipitated the Marshall mission in 1946?
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The Truman administration stopped shipping arms to Jiang Jieshi.
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Who accused the Chinese for being puppets of Moscow in the white paper?
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Dean Rush.
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Who was Truman's Secretary of State?
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Dean Acheson.
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How did Dean Acheson's view of Communist China differ from Dean Rusk's?
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Dean Acheson believed that the US could negotiate with Communist China, and that the country would pull itself away from Moscow.
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What did Dean Acheson think about the Nationalists after 1949?
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Dean Acheson believed that the Nationalists would become a drain on the US and would eventually be absorbed by the Communists.
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What happened on September 23, 1949?
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Truman announced that the Soviets had tested an atomic bomb.
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Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
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A husband and wife duo of scientists who were accused of being spies during the Manhattan Project and accordingly executed.
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What was "the winning weapon?"
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Bernard Baruch's term for the atomic bomb.
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What did NSC-68 stand for?
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The National Security Council Memorandum 68.
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How did NSC-68 affect US policy?
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This document was a blueprint for military buildup, budget increases and selective service expansions. It emphasized military strategies over diplomatic strategies in our confrontation with the Soviet Union and was the defining policy for the next 25 years.
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When was NSC-68 signed by Truman and when was it declassified?
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1950 and 1975, respectfully.
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What was a big inspiration for NSC-68?
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George Kennan's long telegram and Article X.
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Did the NSC-68 predict a war with the Soviet Union in the early 50s?
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No. No war was predicted for the immediate 5 years after the signing of NSC-68, but it predicted small outbreaks in unstable regions, such as East Asia.
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Who was in control of Japan in the early 50s?
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General Douglas MacArthur.
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How did NSC-68 affect Gen. Douglas MacArthur's control in Japan?
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The government took a vested interest in the redevelopment of Japanese society and wanted Japan to become a trading power in Southeast Asia.
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What were giant Japanese conglomerates that formed vertical monopolies called?
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Zaibatsu.
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What were the most famous Japanese trusts called?
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The Big Four (zaibatsu).
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When did the French start fighting guerrilla war in Indochina?
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1946.
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In 1950, why did the Truman Administration begin to aid the French to the tune of $18 million in military aid?
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The Truman Administration saw the French as standing in the way of a communist sweep of Southeast Asia.
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