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The Cold War in Southeast Asia

The Cold War in Southeast Asia. HWH UNIT 12 CHAPTER 18.3 and 18.4. The Korean War. Korea Occupied by the Japanese since the early 1900s Split between the US and Soviets after 1945 The 38 th Parallel. Leaders. Kim Il Sung (1912-1994). Syngman Rhee (1875-1965). The War.

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The Cold War in Southeast Asia

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

  2. The Korean War • Korea • Occupied by the Japanese since the early 1900s • Split between the US and Soviets after 1945 • The 38th Parallel

  3. Leaders Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Syngman Rhee (1875-1965)

  4. 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

  5. Douglas MacArthur • Amphibious landing at Inchon • Counter-offensive • Did not stop at the 38th Parallel • Chinese involvement • Nuclear War?

  6. Chinese Involvement • UN and US forces neared the Yalu River • Mao feared invasion • Chinese troops intervene

  7. Armistice, 1953 • Cease-Fire, but no treaty • DMZ

  8. The Koreas Today • Kim Jong Il • Nuclear Weapons • Kim Jong Un • Rescinded the armistice • More tensions with the South

  9. Vietnam • French Indochina • Japanese control, WWII • Ho Chi Minh • Communist and Nationalist • Versailles • War against the French • Dienbienphu, 1954

  10. Vietnam Divided • North Vietnam • Communist, led by Ho • South Vietnam • Not communist, led by Ngo Dinh Diem • Supported by the US • Elections • Never happened • Guerilla warfare and civil war • Viet Cong

  11. US Involvement • “Domino Theory” • Escalation, 1965-1968 • The Tet Offensive, 1968 • Nixon withdraws, 1973 • South Vietnam falls, 1975

  12. Southeast Asia After the War • Dominos Fall • Laos • Cambodia • The Khmer Rouge • Pol Pot • Nearly 1 in 4 Cambodians died

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