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War In Korea and Vietnam Chapter 17 Section 3

War In Korea and Vietnam Chapter 17 Section 3. War in Korea. IMPORTANCE of the 38 th Parallel ? (Hint: Communism vs. Democracy) June 25, 1950: North Korea comes across the 38 th parallel in a surprise attack. South Korea asks the United Nations for support. WHAT HAPPENS AT THE VOTE?.

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War In Korea and Vietnam Chapter 17 Section 3

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  1. War In Korea and VietnamChapter 17 Section 3

  2. War in Korea • IMPORTANCE of the 38th Parallel? • (Hint: Communism vs. Democracy) • June 25, 1950: North Korea comes across the 38th parallel in a surprise attack. • South Korea asks the United Nations for support. • WHAT HAPPENS AT THE VOTE?

  3. General Douglas Mac Arthur, led 15 nations to free South Korea from the Communist. War in Korea (cont’d)

  4. War in Korea (cont’d) • Mac Arthur was carrying out the ideas of President Truman. • WHAT IS THIS POLICY? • Containment: Keep Communism contained within the boundaries it already exists. NOT LET IT SPREAD!!

  5. War in Korea (cont’d) • War and Outcome: • 1) Korean successful until U.N. forces appear. • 2) U.N. forces drive North Koreans clear to the Yalu (Yellow) River, the Chinese border. • 3) However, tide changes and U.N. forces driven back to Seoul.

  6. War in Korea (cont’d) • Aftermath of the War: • 1) War ends in stalemate at the 38th Parallel. • 2) Kim il Sung keeps control of COMMUNIST North Korea. • 3) Everyday face off at the DMZ zone. WHO IS STRONGER TODAY? INDUSTRY / MILITARY?

  7. War in Vietnam • France took control of Vietnam during the Imperialism Era. • During the 1930’s Ho Chi Minh, was a Vietnamese nationalist who turned to the Communist party. • French respond by jailing protestors.

  8. War in Vietnam (cont’d) • When the Japanese leave in 1945, Minh believed independence was next. • Then in 1954 Dien Bien Phu fell to the Communists and the French were losing control. • The Domino Theory, that Southeast Asia would fall to communists was something Eisenhower feared.

  9. War in Vietnam (cont’d) • After the French defeat the 17th latitude line was drawn. • COMMUNISM VS. DEMOCRACY • Ngo Dinh Diem, is President of South Vietnam. • However, the Vietcong, communist guerrillas start moving into the south with great success.

  10. War in Vietnam (cont’d) • The Vietcong are made up of North Vietnamese and those unhappy with Diem in the south. • U.S. involvement in Vietnam: 1) Advisors,1959(Tonkin Gulf, 1964) 2) By 1965, the U.S. had 185k soldiers fighting in Vietnam. (War NEVER formally declared)

  11. War in Vietnam (cont’d) • United States Withdraw: 1) Happens because of guerilla warfare. Unknown terrain. 2) Ho Chi Minh support HIGH. 3) Vietnamization, Nixon’s plan in 1969 to withdraw U.S. troops from Vietnam.

  12. Turmoil in the Region: Continues with the Khmer Rouge, Communist rebels in Cambodia. Still cautious there today. War in Vietnam (cont’d)

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