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1950-1953 KOREAN WAR

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1950-1953KOREAN WAR

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BEGINNING OF THE WAR Korea was divided at the 38th parallel

after WWII North Korea was occupied by Soviet

Union America occupied South Korea Division was supposed to be temporary,

but ended up staying divided

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ALLIANCESNorth Korea = Communist Led by dictator Kim Il Sung

Supported by China and Soviet UnionMao Zedong Joseph Stalin

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South Korea = republic Led by presidentSyngman RheeSupported by US and the UN

Truman Eisenhower

United Nations

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1945-49

Chinese Communist Revolution

1950-1953

Korean War

1962

Cuban Missile Crisis

1954-1974

Vietnam War

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North Korea invaded South Korea and captured the capital, Seoul in 1950

General MacArthur led the UN troops against North Korea

They kept fighting back and forth along the 38th parallel for 3 years

WHAT HAPPENED?

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NORTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA

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Neither side won Signed an armistice (cease fire) Country still remains divided into North

and South Korea, on the 38th parallel Even though South Korea was a republic, it

was not democratic – it was ran by dictators until 1998

1998 it became a democracy

RESULT

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VIETNAM WAR After WWII, tried to regain control over

Vietnam Communists in N. Vietnam led by Ho Chi Minh

fought back against France France occupied S. Vietnam

France failed to reunite Vietnam, and left the country in 1954

Vietnam remained split in half North Vietnam = Communists

Led by Ho Chi Minh Supported by Soviet Union and China

South Vietnam = anti-Communist Led by Ngo Dinh Diem Supported by the USA

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VIETNAM

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1945-49

Chinese Communist Revolution

1950-1953

Korean War

1962

Cuban Missile Crisis

1954-1975

Vietnam War

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Both sides agreed to hold elections to reunite Vietnam as one country Elections were never held, country remained

divided 1954 - United States sent aid to S. Vietnam

to help prevent takeover by the North Viewed conflict in terms of the Domino Theory

– idea if one country falls to communism, the rest will follow

US became involved in the war to contain communism

1964 – President Johnson sent troops to Vietnam – we were officially at war

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END OF VIETNAM WAR War ended in 1973 under Nixon

Stalemate for much of the war US withdrew their troops from Vietnam Two years later communists had defeated

S. Vietnam Vietnam was reunited as a communist

country 1975 – both Laos and Cambodia were also

communist

Did the USA achieve their goal of containing communism?