Reassessing the Origins of the Cold War in Southeast Asia, 10-11 ...
The Cold War in Southeast Asia
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The Cold War in Southeast Asia
HWH UNIT 12CHAPTER 18.3 and 18.4
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The Korean WarKorea
Occupied by the Japanese since the early 1900sSplit between the US and Soviets after 1945The 38th Parallel
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LeadersKim Il Sung (1912-
1994)Syngman Rhee
(1875-1965)
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The WarNorth Korea invades, 1950
Quickly overran most of South Korea
UN Security Council votes to help South Korea
Soviet Union boycotted the Security Council
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Douglas MacArthur
Amphibious landing at InchonCounter-offensive
Did not stop at the 38th ParallelChinese involvementNuclear War?
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Chinese Involvement
UN and US forces neared the Yalu River
Mao feared invasionChinese troops intervene
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Armistice, 1953Cease-Fire, but no treatyDMZ
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The Koreas TodayKim Jong Il
Nuclear Weapons
Kim Jong UnRescinded the armisticeMore tensions with the South
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VietnamFrench IndochinaJapanese control, WWIIHo Chi Minh
Communist and NationalistVersailles
War against the FrenchDienbienphu, 1954
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Vietnam DividedNorth Vietnam
Communist, led by Ho
South VietnamNot communist, led by Ngo Dinh DiemSupported by the US
ElectionsNever happenedGuerilla warfare and civil war
Viet Cong
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US Involvement“Domino Theory”Escalation, 1965-1968The Tet Offensive, 1968Nixon withdraws, 1973South Vietnam falls, 1975
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Southeast Asia After the War
Dominos FallLaosCambodia
The Khmer RougePol PotNearly 1 in 4 Cambodians died