II. Potsdam Conference (July 1945)
        A. Truman, Stalin, Churchill
        B. Atomic bomb research not mentioned
        C. Soviets reiterated willingness to fight

    III. August 6 & 9, 1945 Hiroshima & Nagasaki
        A. Soviets entered war against Japan (August 8, 1945)
        B. Soviet troops occupied Manchuria, northern Korea
        C. Advance stopped at 38 parallel on August 15, 1945
        D. Postwar division of Korea into North and South
            1. Kim Il-sung (1912-1994)
            2. Syngman Rhee (1875-1965)

    IV. Chinese Civil War (1945-49)
        A. Soviets assisted CCP in northeast (Manchuria)
        B. US aid for KMT Chiang Kaishek regime
        C. US adovated Chinese unity, coalition govt.
        D. Chiang Kaishek infuriated American advisors
        E. US withdrew support, advisors
        F. October 1, 1949 Mao proclaimed PRC
        G. Chiang Kaishek retreated (fled) to Taiwan

    V. Cold War: Churchill's 1946 "Iron Curtain" Speech
        A. Soviets remained in Eastern Europe
        B. Mao's victory later viewed as "the loss of China"
        C. Truman: US Seventh Fleet to patrol Taiwan Strait
        D. US Occupation of Japan limited US presence in Asia
            1. General Douglas MacArthur SCAP
            2. demilitarize, desacralize, and democratize Japan
            3. 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty (no USSR)
            4. US-Japan Mutual Security Treaty

    VI. The Korean War (1950-53)
        A. UN war---proves "Cold War" a misnomer in East Asia
        B. Korean War often dismissed as "a conflict"
        C. UN/US forces led by MacArthur
        D. Advance to the Yalu River---Chinese entry
        E. Chinese Anti-Americanism---the new enemy
        F. 1953 armistice---stalemate at the 38 parallel
        G. Korean War an enormous "victory" for the PRC

Truman

Joseph Stalin

MacArthur

Mao Zedong