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WARS IN
KOREA&
VIETNAM
1. Why did the UN send an international force to Korea?1. Why did the UN send an
international force to Korea?
•South Korea requested the U.N. get involved when the North Koreans crossed the 38th parallel and attacked.
2. What was the legacy of the war for N. Korea & S. Korea?
2. What was the legacy of the war for N. Korea & S. Korea?
•N. Korea becomes militarily strong but fails economically.
•S. Korea becomes industrialized & economically successful w/ US aid.
French war in Vietnam(First Indochina War)
French war in Vietnam(First Indochina War)
3. Why did war break out between the Vietnamese Nationalists & the
French?
3. Why did war break out between the Vietnamese Nationalists & the
French?
•After Japan lost WWII, nationalists wanted independence.
•France wanted to regain it’s colony in Vietnam
4. What was the outcome for France & Vietnam?
4. What was the outcome for France & Vietnam?
•French were defeated @ Dien Bien Phu & surrendered to Ho Chi Minh
•International Peace Conference (Geneva Convention) divided Vietnam
5. How did the United States get involved in Vietnam?
5. How did the United States get involved in Vietnam?
•They feared an overthrow of the Anti-Communist Gov’t
•Helped set up S. Vietnam•U.S. escalates it’s military involvement
6. Why did the U.S. withdraw it’s troops from Vietnam?
6. Why did the U.S. withdraw it’s troops from Vietnam?
•Unable to win a decisive victory, they withdrew under intense pressure from home.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur
•American General in charge of Korean Conflict
•Dismissed by Pres. Truman after repeatedly refusing to follow orders
VietcongVietcong
• Vietnamese communists fighting in South Vietnam against the South Vietnamese Gov’t (and the U.S.)