THE KOREAN WAR
CONTAINMENT TESTED •
After WWII Korea was occupied by USSR(North)and USA (South)
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USSR sends tanks/weapons to North to take over the south
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Truman puts stop to this
The War •
North Korea invaded South
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General MacArthur commanded UN military to fight back
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September 1950-launch surprise attack on N.K.
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1/2 surrendered; the rest retreated
Not Over Yet •
UN forces pushed N.K. back close to China
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China gets a little angry
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sends troops
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MacArthur calls for a nuclear attack
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Truman disagrees; removes MacArthur
End of War
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1952: UN took control of S.K.
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New border set near 38th parallel
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4 million killed
VIETNAM WAR
Trouble in Vietnam
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Communism spread into Vietnam led by Ho Chi Minh
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North VietnamCommunist
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South Vietnam- AntiCommunist
Domino Theory •
Containment Policy dictated they end communism
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US felt they must get involved
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Domino Theory- if one country fell then its neighbors would follow
Conflict ensues •
South Led by Ngo dihn Diem
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People hated him
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Vietcong (communist S.V.) had taken control of large parts of S.V.
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Eventually Diem was assassinated but others were not liked either
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Risk of a Vietcong takeover, US increases
US Enters Fight
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August 1964- LBJ sends troops to Vietnam
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1965-185,000 troops
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1968- 500,000 troops
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US had the best weapons and training
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but Vietcong were fighting at home
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popularity of S.V. decreased and influence of N.V. and USSR increased which made it harder for the US
War continued to be unpleasant American public quickly grew to hate the war Eventually US decided to withdraw (Nixon) Nixon began withdrawing troops
More Work
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Nixon called for bombing to get rid of Vietcong
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last troops were pulled out in 1973
Post war Asia •
Cambodia is messed up
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Khmer Rouge
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taken over by Pol Pot
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slaughter 2 million people
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Regime was removed and new ones put in place
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wasn't until 1993 when fighting was over
Post War Vietnam
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North took control of South and installed communist government
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communism caused 1.5 million to flee
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many refugees came to America
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1995, relations became less strained between US and Vietnam