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1
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What was declared on October 1st 1949?

A

Mao Tse-tung declared the People’s Republic of China

2
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What happened after establishment of the people’s Republic of China declaration?

A

The nationalists who previously ruled the country retreated to the island of Taiwan as China became communist

3
Q

What were the effects on China after ww11?

A

Left the country devastated and briefly allied communists and nationalists until 1946 prompting the civil war

4
Q

when did communism take hold of China?

A

in 1949 When mao tse-tung declared the establishment of the people’s republic of China?

5
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What did the do to help China?

A
  • sent $300 million in aid to them
  • allowed 8000 Chinese students to go to China to learn science and tech
  • sent 20,000 su experts to help China develop
6
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How did China and the su get on?

A

They had a good relationship as the su proved they were willing to help China and so exposing the country to communism full on

7
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Why was Stalin really helping China?

A

To personally benefit the su and in order to expand his soviet sphere of influence

8
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In Washington and other western capitals, what was mao’s victory seen as?

A
  • a failure of the Truman doctrine and policy of containment
  • a victory to Stalin by influencing the most highly populated country in the world
  • a threat to the rest of Asia as communism could now spread especially vulnerable countries like Japan that was still recovering from ww2
9
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What did the us do in response to mao’s victory?

A

They dramatically increased the funding to Japan and other countries around Asia to prevent the su sphere of influence spreading

10
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What could suggested that the us was prepared for war as a response to mao’s victory?

A

As in September 1949, the highly secret National Security Council Resolution 68 (NSC-68) allowed for a major build up of the us military