Name: ___________________________________________
APUSH Review: Foreign Policy, China edition
Big Idea
Questions
Guided Notes
The Open Door Policy
 Background Info:
 Mid-Late 1800s, Europe carved China into “________________
_________________________________”
 The US was afraid it could be shut out of China
 What was the policy?
 Note by Secretary of State __________________________
 Urged Europeans to allow ________________________________
_____________________________________________________
 This demonstrates the US’ desire for free trade in China
China In WWII
 Japan invaded ___________________________ in 1931
 The US responded with the ___________________________________:
 US would not recognize any Japanese territory gained by force
The “Fall” of China (1949) And The Korean War
What was the
“Red Scare?”
 Mao Zedong and the Communists defeat the Nationalist party
 China becomes a ______________________________________
 Impact on the US?
 Devastating blow to the _____________________ administration
 Fear that other countries could turn communist
 Helped contribute to the “_______________________” in the US
 Korean War:
 China sided ___________________________________________
The Nixon Administration And China
Why is February
21 such a great
day?
 ___________________________:
 Easing of Cold War Tensions
 ____________________ formally recognizes China
 February 21, 1972:
 Richard Nixon traveled to __________________
 Improves _____________ with China
Areas of
Concern