1. Who was Chiang Kai-shek?
Chaing Kai-shek was the nationalist leader of southern and eastern China.
2. Who was Mao Zedong?
Mao Zedong was the communist leader of Northern China.
3. How were the Communist able to take over China?
The Communist were able to take of China with the Aid of the Soviet Union, and the support of the peasants in the country. Chiang couldn't get the support of the peasant (a large part of the population in China) so that is mostly why he couldn't retain the control.
4. How did the State Department respond to critics that Truman's "Containment" policy didn't extend to Asia?
The State Department responded to the critics by saying that the United States had failed in trying to influence these forces, such as Chiang’s inability to retain the support of his people, and that only doing more would start a war. A war the United States was not ready to fight.
5. How did Korea become a divided nation after World War II?
Korea became a divided nation after World War II because when Japan had to surrender in Korea, which they had taken over in 1910, they surrendered on which side of the 38th parallel they were on. The ones on the south were with the United States and the ones of the North were will the Soviets and thus another Germany, half of them were Communist and half of them were democratic.
6. What is the importance of the Yalu River and what prompted the Chinese to enter the Korean War?
The Yalu River is on the border of North Korea and China. The Chinese didn't want the United States to be on their border. He then sent 300,000 troops to get them back further away from their border.
7. Who is General Douglas MacArthur and what did he want to do against China?
General Douglas MacArthur was a high ranked general for the United States Military. Against China he launched an amphibious attack behind enemy lines. He made it so that they had nowhere to move, half of them surrendered and the other half were chased back by the United Nations military forces.
8. Why did Truman relieve MacArthur from duty?
Truman relieved MacArthur from duty because Truman felt that MacArthur was sabotaging his policy, because he was trying to get Truman to start a nuclear war against China and Russia.
9. How did the war end?
The war ended with the Soviet Union suggesting a cease-fire. Although both sides agreed it was at best a stalemate.
10. He is the current leader of North Korea and was also named the "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2012.
Kim Jong Un.