USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In trying to spread communism, where could the Soviets claim their first victory in Asia?
A
Winning the Korean War.
B
The United States losing the Vietnam War.
C
Cuba becoming a communist nation.
D
Mao Zedong’s success at making China a communist nation.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Socialist transformation Following the Chinese Civil War and victory of Mao Zedong’s Communist forces over the Kuomintang forces of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who fled to Taiwan, Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on 1 October 1949.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Soviet Union distributed some of the weapons of the captured Kwantung Army to the CCP, who were still battling the KMT in the Chinese Civil War.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nonetheless, the PRC and the USSR remained pragmatic allies, which allowed Mao to alleviate famine in China and to resolve Sino-Indian border disputes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria began a chain of events that led to the eventual communist overthrow of China in 1949.

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