Containment in Asia
- Created by: Charlotte Emily Turner
- Created on: 26-06-17 17:37
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- US Containment in Asia
- Japan
- San Francisco Peace Treaty (1951)
- GATT
- Democratisation of government
- US could veto any military alliances/aid etc.
- Geostrategic importance
- China
- US supported Jieshi/refused to recognise the PRC
- US still held Taiwan
- Became Communist (1949)
- 1950: Sino-Soviet treaty
- Korea: China lost opportunity to regain Taiwan
- Jiesji represented China at the UN
- US supported Jieshi/refused to recognise the PRC
- Defensive Perimeter Strategy
- Acheson
- Did not defend Korea
- Allowed USSR to believe Kim Il Sung could invade the South
- Communism still spread
- Japan was still an ally/base
- NSC-68
- 'Asian Truman Doctrine'
- Approved after NK invaded SK
- Recognised that containment was not the only way to stop communism (implying that containment was failing)
- Korea
- Communism did not spread, nor minimise
- Demilitarised zone was created
- MacArthur fired
- SEATO
- 1954
- Response to Khrushchev signing a reinforcement of Sino-Soviet aid/links
- Some non-Asian countries?!
- Spread over a wide area!
- Indochina
- Dien Bien Phu!
- Geneva Accords
- Lost French control of entire Vietnam!
- 50-50 split
- Cancelled elections due to Communist support in both 'zones'
- Japan
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