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Post War Blues

1. Why was President Harry Truman so unprepared for the presidency ? (pg.607)

 

 

 

2. Describe the "leadership methods" of Iosif Vissaronovich Dzhugashvili (Stalin).

 

 

 

3. Contrast the the weaknesses of Chaing Kai-Shek's Nationalist government with the strengths of Mao Zedong's Communists.(pgs.613-614)

Nationalists weaknesses -

 

 

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4. How did Americans react when the Communists came to power in China 1949 ?

 

 

5. Explain why President Truman decided to commit US forces to the Korean Conflict in 1950 ? (pg.615)

 

 

6. What war-making precedent did Truman establish when he sent armed forces to Korea ?

 

7. How did the involvement of Communist China affect the course of the war ?

 

 

8. How did General MacArthur want to deal with China after it entered the war ?

 

 

9. Why did Truman fire MacArthur ?

 

 

10. Why did Truman want a "limited war" ?

 

 

Glossary

Iron Curtain

 

Containment Policy

 

Truman Doctrine

 

Marshall Plan

 

Berlin Airlift

 

NATO

 

38th parallel

 

Taiwan

 

HUAC

 

The Hollywood Ten

 

blacklist

 

Alger Hiss

 

Senator Joseph McCarthy

 

McCarthyism