Japan
The Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
The leader of the Guomindang (Nationalist Party) and generalissimo of the Chinese forces during World War II
Who is Chiang Kai-shek?
Indonesia defeated Great Britain in November 1945 at this battle
Battle of Surabaya
Truman supported this nation's independence to thwart the Soviets and to secure his election, despite personal biases.
What is Israel?
Westad calls this nation a "permanent aircraft carrier"
What is Japan?
This person offered Japan a method of reclaiming the Kuril Islands and obtaining independence
Who is Stalin?
This person was sent by Truman to mediate/unify the GMD and CCP
Who is George Marshall?
The only other nation aside from North Korea and the Peoples Republic of China where pro-independence was communist.
What is Vietnam?
Stalin's decision to withdraw from this led to the downfall of a powerful communist party and the Azeri and Kurdish separatist movements
What is Iran?
Mainland China saw 4 distinct phases in the 20th century: Qing Empire, ________, Republic of China, and Peoples Republic of China
What is the Warlord Era or warlordism?
This event hastened the United States peace treaty with Japan (allowing Japan only one ally for military protection)
What is the Korean War?
Stalin withdrew troops from ________ in 1946 in hope of forcing Chiang Kai-Shek to sue for peace
What is Manchuria?
In 1947, the United States supported this person instead of its ally, the Netherlands, in fear of Indonesia going communist
Who is Sukarno?
Great Britain occupied Iran during World War II in order to withhold this from the Germans.
What is oil?
Stalin saw this Asian nation as the only short-term threat
What is Japan?
In 1948, this person called for an end to Japanese reform and a limited re-militarization of Japan
Who is George Kennan?
This nation withdrew major support from the Chinese Civil War in 1948 due to lack of faith of victory without a direct intervention
What is the United States?
This person refused to commit troops in the Vietnamese Civil War because of a lack of high morale and sense of purpose
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
Stalin distrusted communist revolutions in the Middle East because he thought they were bourgeois nationalists, instead of this.
What are socialists?
This person rallied behind the American Declaration of Independence for a revolution
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This group of people rose to power in Japan immediately following World War II, but by 1947, they lost power in a reverse Red purge
What is Leftists or Left-Wing?
Stalin distrusted Mao's revolution because ______ built Mao's version of communism instead of workers.
Who are peasants?
This person fantasized with communism, but never adopted it
Who is Jawaharlal Nehru?
Stalin allowed these two groups of peoples to mix to thwart Great Britain and the United States, despite weakening Soviet influence and causing future problems
Who are Arabs and Jews?
What is capitalism?