Question?What is the most

common first letter for state names?

M and N are tiedM:

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana

N: Nebraska, Nevada,

New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and North Dakota

War in Korea

China• Nationalist vs. Communist• Chiang Kai Shek Vs. Mao Zedong• U.S. supported nationalist–Very corrupt

Would you support a bad government if it was the enemy of your enemy?

Civil War• Cooperation ends after WW II• No soldiers for nationalists just $2

billion in aid• Corruption leads to anger• Nationalists defeated–Flee to Taiwan

• U.S. refuses to recognize communist govt.

Was the U.S. right in not recognizing the communist

government?

U.S. Reaction• Containment failed!• Not enough aid?• Nationalists inept? • Communists in the government?

Korea

Korea• Split into North and South after

World War II• U.S. cuts troops• Soviets would send aid if North

would invade

North Invasion• North attacks on June 25th 1950• UN plans military action–Soviets absent from security council–90% of troops American

• Truman orders troops from Japan• American fleet to Taiwan

Why so many Americans?

MacArthur’s counter attack• Amphibious landing at Inchon• Cut off ½ of N. Korea’s troops

surrender• By Nov. N. Koreans pushed to Yalu

River

China’s involvement• U.S threatened Chinese border• Wanted to keep N. Korea as a buffer• Pushed UN forces back to 38th

Parallel

North Korea was supported by USSR but the Chinese

threatened to get involved. Who would pose the biggest

threat?

MacArthur and China• MacArthur wanted invasion of China–Nuclear weapons on Chinese cities

• World War III with Soviet Union

MacArthur vs. Truman• MacArthur tries to go over Truman–Public support

• Criticism leads to MacArthur’s dismissal• 69% of U.S> support MacArthur

Who was right?

Stalemate• USSR suggests a cease-fire• Border and prisoner exchange• Stalemate–Communism contained–Communism still exists

• Leads to Democratic defeat in next election