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THE COLD WAR IN EAST ASIA

Power Vaccuums In East Asao Defeat of Japano Defeat of Colonial Powers by Japan

Gave way for national liberation movementso Chinese Civil War

The Japanese Empire and the end of WWII (1940-1947)o Soviets remain neutral in Pacific Wars

Promise US to come in 3 months after German surrender This fell at the same time as the nuclear attacks on Nippon Attack Manchuria, Sahaklin, nothern Corea Ask to occupy Hokkaido, but the US dont allow this

o Post Defeat, One Power Occupation Keep Emperor as figurehead, but Gen. Douglas MacArther replaces

Hirohito as de facto ruler of Japan Does sorta good things (womens rights, unions, etc.) despite being very

conservative Occupation Promotes Democracy Americans use Japan as a big extension of their power

The End of Colonialismo Stage 1: Japanese Success in WWII (1938-1943)

Initally seen as liberators But then everything got worse

o Stage 2: Post-Victory Conditions (1945-1948) Problems with outright decolonization

American reluctance toward formalized Empire

Marxist movements were a major impetus for the liberationmovement

Former Major Colonies

India (GB)o Crown Jewelo Partioned, resulting in bad shit

Indonesia (NL)o America bullies the Dutch out

French Indochina (FR)o France is, as usual, most stubborno Americans end up supporting them

Office of European Affairs is very concerned withthe Cold War, also handles colonies...such as Fr.Indochina

Far East Affairs does not think of things in a ColdWar way, would prbably have handled this better

o Fears of Marxist/Communist satelliteo Ho Chih Min (HCM) looks to US for help, but US

preoccupied with Marshall Plan; turns to USSR, but tooweak; looks to China...

Chinao Lalalalala Chinas historyo Nationalist China looked to by the others as a fourth great power

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o Hold conference in Cairo, invite Chinao The CCW is merely a tanget to the Cold War; I think it is the last vestige of the

conflicts of 1935-1945o Secret aid, however, is ongoingo George C. Marshall is the US peacebroker, but (obviously) this doesnt really

work outo Once China looks ready to fall, Truman decides to divest from ito Stalin, on the other hand, looks on with suspicion, staring out his train window at

the Ukranian landscape rushing by.

Post 1949o Stalin congratulates Mao on his victory, US are quieto Mao decides to lean toward the Soviets

More Communist than nationalist Despite Stalins moments of utter idiocy, Mao still admired him

o Proclamation of Independence

Video Segmento Mao and Stalin had a complex relationship. On the one hand, Stalin wanted to

prove his own superiority, while Mao was extremely respectul of the Leader of

the Red World. By 1949 it seemed that the red moon was on the rise; Communism was present accross

Eurasia