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How did President Truman use the power of the presidency to limit the spread of communism in East Asia?

__Jiang Jieshi__, also known as Chiang Kaishek, and communist leader __Mao Zedong__ were allies against Japan in WWII. When the war was over they soon became enemies. The United States favored Jiang Jieshi while the Soviet Union favored Mao Zedong. Mao's communists took over china in 1949 and called it the The Peoples Rebublic of China. This lead to more battles over communism.

Mao Zedong Jiang Jieshi President Truman used the power of presidency to limit the spread of communism in Eastern Asia when the communists took over China. The conflict over communism moved south across China and into Korea. President Truman was forced to split Korea into two parts, the North and the South, along __The 38th parallel. []__ 38th Parallel

On June 25th, 1950, the North Koreans attacked the South. The United States of America sent over 300,000 troops led by __General__ __Douglas McArthur__ to help push the North back. General McArthur and his troops attacked the port city of Inchon in September 1950. By October, the South Koreans and the American soldiers had pushed the North back to the 38th parallel.

U.S. Troops Led By General Douglas McArthur

President Truman was afraid that the Chinese would help the North. He wanted to use __Limited War__ and avoid being in a war with high numbers of soldiers and possibly even atomic weapons. General Douglas MacArthur ensured Truman that he would make sure the Chinese didn't attack, but on November 26th,1950, the Chinese sent 300,000 troops to help aid the North Koreans. President Truman fired General McArthur for disobeying his commands.

​ Chinese Soldiers This gave the North a slight advantage but the South and the Americans would not give up. The fighting continued untill a stalemate, a tie, was declared. The Americans wanted to end the war as soon as they could so the president, now Dwight D. Eisenhower, hinted toward nuclear warfare. ​ []

Nuclear Weapons

The North and South Korean officials finally decided to have a cease fire and the __SEATO__ was created. The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization was the Asian version of the NATO. It was formed to defend Asia from communism. Present Day Troops

We still have american soldiers stationed in Korea today because we are afraid that the North will attack again.