The Cold War in Southeast Asia

HWH UNIT 12CHAPTER 18.3 and 18.4

The Korean War

KoreaOccupied by the Japanese since the early 1900sSplit between the US and Soviets after 1945The 38th Parallel

LeadersKim Il Sung (1912-

1994)Syngman Rhee

(1875-1965)

The War

North Korea invades, 1950

Quickly overran most of South Korea

UN Security Council votes to help South Korea

Soviet Union boycotted the Security Council

Douglas MacArthur

Amphibious landing at Inchon

Counter-offensive

Did not stop at the 38th ParallelChinese involvementNuclear War?

Chinese Involvement

UN and US forces neared the Yalu River

Mao feared invasionChinese troops intervene

Armistice, 1953

Cease-Fire, but no treaty

DMZ

The Koreas TodayKim Jong Il

Nuclear Weapons

Kim Jong UnRescinded the armisticeMore tensions with the South

VietnamFrench Indochina

Japanese control, WWII

Ho Chi MinhCommunist and NationalistVersailles

War against the French

Dienbienphu, 1954

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

US Involvement“Domino Theory”

Escalation, 1965-1968

The Tet Offensive, 1968

Nixon withdraws, 1973

South Vietnam falls, 1975

Southeast Asia After the War

Dominos FallLaosCambodia

The Khmer RougePol PotNearly 1 in 4 Cambodians died