The Cold War in Southeast Asia HWH UNIT 12 CHAPTER 18.3 and 18.4.

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The Cold War in Southeast Asia HWH UNIT 12 CHAPTER 18.3 and 18.4

Transcript of The Cold War in Southeast Asia HWH UNIT 12 CHAPTER 18.3 and 18.4.

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The Cold War in Southeast Asia

HWH UNIT 12CHAPTER 18.3 and 18.4

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The Korean War

KoreaOccupied 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 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

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Douglas MacArthur

Amphibious landing at Inchon

Counter-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, 1953

Cease-Fire, but no treaty

DMZ

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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 Indochina

Japanese control, WWII

Ho Chi MinhCommunist and NationalistVersailles

War against the French

Dienbienphu, 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, 1965-1968

The Tet Offensive, 1968

Nixon withdraws, 1973

South Vietnam falls, 1975

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Southeast Asia After the War

Dominos FallLaosCambodia

The Khmer RougePol PotNearly 1 in 4 Cambodians died