Korean War - Key Figures - Flashcards in A Level and IB History

Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. Became the most important member of the government of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Mao Zedong

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Largely unchallenged ruler of USSR 1928-53

Joseph Stalin

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President of the USA 1945-53 - considered by critics a small-town politician promoted beyond his abilities

Harry Truman

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American General , who acted as leader of conquered Japan from 1945

Douglas MacArthur

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Elected as US President 1952 - played important military role in WWII

Dwight Eisenhower

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First leader of Democratic People's Republic of Korea - trained with the Soviet Army

Kim Il Sung

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First leader of the Republic of South Korea - Christian and English speaker

Syngman Rhee

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Truman's Secretary of State - elite east-coast lawyer

Dean Acheson

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Largely unchallenged ruler of USSR 1928-53

Joseph Stalin

President of the USA 1945-53 - considered by critics a small-town politician promoted beyond his abilities

American General , who acted as leader of conquered Japan from 1945

Elected as US President 1952 - played important military role in WWII

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