THE COLD WAR: Communism Spreads Into Asia
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THE COLD WAR:Communism Spreads Into Asia
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Domino Theory
• Idea that if a nation falls to communism, nearby nations will also fall to communism
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The Forgotten War: Korean War
• End of WWII
• North Korea–Occupied by Soviet Union– Communist
• South Korea–Occupied by United States– Non-Communist
38th PARALLEL
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Korean War Begins• 1950, North Koreans
invaded South Korea• South Korea asked the
United States and the United Nations for help
• US helps out under General MacArthur
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Then…• UN forces push N.
Korea across the 38th Parallel
• Neared China…• So the CHINESE army
joined North Korean forces
• Why are they helping N. Korea?
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Results?• A cease-fire agreement
was signed in July, 1953• More than 2.5 million
people were dead• GET THIS:• The border between the
two Koreas was still drawn at the 38th Parallel!
38th PARALLEL
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The Vietnam War
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Background• 1900s – France controlled
Vietnam• Nationalist Leader Ho Chi
Minh asked for communist help
• France then fought the combined Nationalist and Communist forces
• United States supported France
• French surrendered to Ho Chi Minh
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Division• Peace Conference• Vietnam was divided at 17th
parallel• North – Communism• South – anti-Communist• Sound familiar?
• Problems…– There are communist guerillas in
the South
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Fighting• Vietcong – communist
guerillas in the South
• Should the United States help out?– 2 US boats were attacked
• By 1968 – – ½ a million American
soldiers
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The War• US had most advanced
military in the world• Problems:– Guerrilla war in unfamiliar
jungle territory– South Vietnamese gov’t
became unpopular– Unpopular in the US
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Result• US troops gradually pulled out– Last left in 1973
• 1.5 million Vietnamese dead• 58,000 Americans dead• Saigon capital became:– “Ho Chi Minh City”
• Communist today• However, trade is welcomed
there