Asia

• China turned communist: 1949
• China and USSR made alliance: 1950
• Korea was divided into 2: 1945
• America gained control of South Korea: 1945
• Korean War: 1950-1953
• North Korea was communist
• North Korean leader: Kim Il Sung
• South Korean leader: Syngman Rhee
• USSR gained control of North Korea: 1945
• South Korea was capitalist
• North invaded South in hopes of unifying the country under his control
• San Francisco Peace Treaty 1951: between Japan + allied powers, treaty didn't restrict Japanese economy, its political model or its military, in return US could have unrestricted use of their military bases. USSR + China refused to sign
• NSC-68: Truman emphasised the importance of nuclear weapons + need to develop them, stressed urgency of building USA's political, economic + military power, emphasis on containment