Korea
What did Mao Tse Tung do?
Pushed Chiang Kai Shek out of China
Was is necessary to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
No
Who does Truman call upon for help
What was his plan
Where was he going to land
What was the problem with landing there
MacArthur
to land behind North Korean forces
Incheon Port
Only have high tide for 4 hours everyday
Who was the original drafter
Stimson
Why did America care?
Because we are against communism and mao tse tung makes China communist.
Why not?
Japan would have surrendered on other terms
What where his orders
Does he listen
What is the warning
defeat the north koreans and reestablish the border
No, he charges and pushes them into China
That they will be attacked if they come within 10 miles within the Oulu River
In original draft of declaration:
They can keep their emperor, powerful new weapon, do not surrender Russia will declare war
What did America do about it?
We helped Chiang Kai shek invade China
What was one big thing they wanted to keep
How did we know this?
They wanted to keep emperor
They were telling Russia
How far does he go
Right up to the border
What was taken out
All three things
How did we help him?(Chiang Kai Shek)
We provided them with weapons
What other terms would Japan accept (to surrender)?:
Then why did we drop the bomb if not necessary
To intimidate the Soviets
How much does it cost to build: 2 billion dollars
Byrnes and Oppenheimer
What do the chinese do?
Chinese soldiers attack and push them back
4 people drafting Potsdam Declaration
Byrnes, Churchill, Stimson, Truman
How are they paying for it
Who are they (KMT)
Why were we not invading China ourselves?
What was happening to the Americans
Opium Drug trade (with the British)
They were Chiang Kai-Shek’s army
We were also fighting in the Korean War
Being pushed off the peninsula by North Koreans
Did we give a warning
no
How do they attack?
What does MacArthur ask for
Chinese lit fires so the Americans can’t see and get out of the smoke
2 million soldiers to attack China, and 20, 30 or 50 bombs
Are you ready for the Quiz?
Yes