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Early Cold War (Korean War (Massive attack from North Korea in 1950…

- - - - US: Lets do temporary occupation to set up USSR you get the top ill get the bottom kk
      - United korea not going to happen
        
        North Korea & Republic of Korea
        
        Both withdrew purpose in 1948 #
  - - - China told india "tell US dont cross the 38th"
    - - Also its only been 1 year since chinese civil war
- - - - US messed
  - - - Bombed as hell by PRC until '79
    - - China will drag USSR to a war
- - - - was trash for a while though
    - - Rapid population growth
      - Corruption
      - Huge rebellions
    - - Used to be dumb advanced
        
        Thought of as the center of the world
        
        Before 1800s limited trade with west
        
        West got industrialized
      - Unequal Treaties, Centuries of humiliation
        
        Hella concessions to western countries
        
        Open up to trade
        
        Just gave up land
        
        Westerners are tried on the laws of their home state
        
        Cut china up
        
        Sphere of influences
        
        Treaty of Nanjing
        
        War with Japan over Korea
        
        Japan used to be China's bitch
        
        MEIJI RESTORATION OH SHIT
        
        Beat the shit out of them
        
        Treaty of Shimonoseki
        
        Taiwan is Japans
        
        Increasingly taught in school that CCP put an end to humiliation
  - - - Basically replaced with military strongmen
        
        Warlord era; Heaven Mandate
        
        Nationalist Party (KMT): Hey lets get rid of the warloards
        
        Reunify china
        
        Alliance with Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
      - Chiang Kai Shek emerges leader of KMT after Sun's death #
        
        Was previously military
        
        Northern Expedition
        
        Finish reunifying china
        
        Turned on CCP in 1927
        
        90% of them died
        
        Moved capital to Nanjing
        
        Nanjing Decade
        
        Focus on reunifying china
        
        Hey corruption again
    - - Invades Manchuria (1931)
        
        Rest of China 1937
      - Kai Shek apologizes to CCP
        
        Commie KMT peace deals
        
        Didnt work; All out war 1946 - 1947 declared by Kai-Shek
      - Invasion ends in 1945 w/ WWII
        
        Moved capital during war
        
        KMT tried to fix economy after, but it was hard
  - - - US Aid to KMT
      - Growing pessimism in admin about KMT
        
        KMT corrupt
        
        Kai Shek focused too much on post-japan during WWII
        
        US still aided KMT for some reason
        
        Truman thought that KMT were dead
        
        W. Europe & Japan much more strategic & industrialized
      - CCP wouldnt really be Stalin's buddy
        
        China highly nationalistic
        
        Hey look at Tito
        
        George Kenner thought China would be bad to Russia
      - Politically difficult to break ties with KMT
        
        Hella money to Europe, Marshall Plab/
        
        US public hated Commies
  - - - Ay tbh I really like Stalin lmfao
      - Must cut ties with ROC to establish diplomacy with PRC
    - - Wait & see
      - Many officials just thought hey lets go to PRC
        
        Taiwan doesn't really matter stragetically
    - - US will not intervene in Taiwan Strait
      - No more military assistance to taiwan
      - Strategic defense perimeter of US pacific
        
        Tbh yeah Taiwan isnt in it
        
        Oh hey bye bye korea
    - - 1950 PRC + USSR made formal pact
        
        Truman: "hey lets go recognize PRC" in 1950
        
        Still politically difficult though
      - As of late spring, 1950, US still recognizes ROC & not PRC
        
        Korean war breaks out in the June of 1950
        
        June 1950: Oh shit
        
        But what about Acheson Speech
        
        The war was so aggressive we had to do something
        
        US intervenes with UN support #
        
        China on security council but as KMT
        
        Soviets on strike due to PRC not getting the seat
        
        Also US starts naval patrols in the Taiwan Strait
        
        Guarantees ROC