| A | B |
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| Chiang Kai-Shek | Nationalist Ruler in Southern and Eastern China - Relied heavily on aid from the United States -Was force to leave Commumist China and retreated to Taiwan |
| Mao Zedong | Communist ruler in Northern China -Relied heavily on financial aid from the Soviet Union -Attracted peasants with promises of land and reform -Won the conflict in China, forced the Nationalists to Taiwan, and implemented a Communist government in China |
| Taiwan | The Nationalists (headed by Chiang Kai-Shek) had to flee here to retreat the Communist regime in China -The United States continued to provide millions of dollars in aid to the newly established Taiwanese (formerly the Nationalists in China) |
| North Korea | Communist -The Communists in China supported North Korea in the Korean War -Japanese troops occupying North Korea surrendered to the Soviet Union after WWII |
| South Korea | Anti-Communist -South Korea dominated politics after WWII -The United Nations supported South Korea in the Korean War -Japanese troops occupying South Korea surrendered to the United States after WWII |
| 38th Parallel | As WWII ended, Japanese troops north of the 38th parallel line surrendered to the Soviets -Japanese troops south of the 38th parallel line surrendered to the Americans -Much like in Germany after WWII, two separated governments developed on either side of the 38th parallel line (north=communist, south=democratic) |
| Demilitarize Zone | This was a buffer zone established after the end of the Korean War to separate the governments/conflicts in North and South Korea |
| Harry S. Truman | President and Commander-in-Chief of the military during the Korean War -General Douglas MacArthur's boss -Eventually fired Douglas MacArthur -Fired MacArthur because they did not agree on how to end the Communist conflict in Asia |
| Douglas MacArthur | General of the military in Asia during the conflicts in China and Korea -Disagreed with President Truman on how to stop the spread of Communism in Asia -Wanted to attack Communist China with nuclear weapons -Fired by the President because he tried to make military decisions without the president's approval |
| Stalemate | The result of the Korean War -There was no winner -Communism was contained in North Korea -The two countries (North and South Korea) remained separate |
