Chinese Civil War
Name the leader of the Chinese Communist movement.
Mao Zedong
Under which level of war does Guerrilla Warfare (Revolutionary Warfare) fall?
Strategic - Military Strategy
Name the president during the end of World War II and beginning of the Cold War.
Harry S. Truman
Created in 1947, this organization represented the fulfillment of Billy Mitchell's original dream for American Air Power.
The United States Air Force
Name the leader of Nationalist China.
Chiang Kai Shek
Name the first phase of Zedong's revolutionary warfare.
Strategic Defense - Build up your political base and spread your ideology.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Mobility
In which year did the Chinese Civil War end?
1949
What is the second phase of Guerrilla Warfare?
Strategic Stalemate - Continue building political base. Begin building up military power and resources.
This strategic doctrine was part of the American national strategy during the Cold War. It said that America needed to accept its role as a world power and provide military, economic, and political aid to nations threatened by Communism.
The Truman Doctrine.
This nation blockaded West Berlin in an attempt to force the Allies to abandoned democratic West Berlin.
The Soviet Union
Who did the Americans support during the Chinese Civil War?
The Nationalist Chinese
What is the third phase of Guerrilla Warfare?
Strategic Offensive/Counter-Offensive - After building up your political and military base, you launch a conventional offensive.
Named after a Five-Star Army General, This strategic doctrine formed part of American national strategy where it offered billions of dollars to European nations in order to rebuild after WWII. American leaders believed that economic prosperity would limit peoples' desire to join Communism.
The Marshall Plan
Created in 1946, this organization was commanded by General Curtis Lemay. It established a new form of strategy known as "Deterrence" by promising that air power would be powerful enough to deliver nuclear weapons across the globe. This knowledge "deterred" others from attacking Americans.
Strategic Air Command
What was Mao Zedong's "national strategy" during the Chinese Civil War?
"Hearts and Minds"
Which form of strategy best describes Guerrilla Warfare?
Exhaustion. Most militaries who use this military strategy are much smaller and have less resources.
This telegram, known as the Long Telegram, was written by American diplomat George Kennan. It outlined which strategic policy that Americans adopted for the duration of the Cold War?
Containment.
The US Air Force delivered approximately 2.3 million tons of supplies to West Berlin using this aircraft.
C-54 Skymaster