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Unit 5 How Effective was the U.S. @ stopping the Spread Of Communism?…
Unit 5 How Effective was the U.S. @ stopping the Spread Of Communism?
Korea
Roots of the korean war
Korea had been taken over by Japan until end of WWII, 1945.
USSR Defeats the Japanese in the North of Korea. US defeats the Japanese in the South of Korea.c.
The North is run by Communist Kim Il Sung, the South is run by Capitalist Syngman Rhee
Korean war
President Truman sends warships, advisers, and supplies to the South (Capitalists).
n 1950, North Korea (Communists) invades the South and take over almost all of Korea
After UN vote, the North Koreans (Communists) are pushed back to the border of China
The Chinese join the North Koreans and force the UN troops back past the 38th parallel.
MacArthur wants to invade China with use of Nuclear weapons, but President Truman disagrees, and removes MacArthur from position after arguments.
background information
Korea’s neighbor, China, becomes Communist in 1949, making Americans worry about the “Domino Theory”.
United Nation or United States War
Military Commander, General McArthur, was American.
18 Countries were involved in the Korean War, most foreign troops were American, (see wiki UN Command page.
Cuba
Vietnam
1941: Japan Takes control of Vietnam
Japan leaves upon losing WWII
Viet Minh continue the fight for independence.
French try to reassert control
In 1954 Vietminh win independence, Geneva Accords signed to end war, Vietnam divided in half.
1955: US backs Ngo Dinh Diem in the South
Diem is extremely anti-Communist, and wants to unite Vietnam.
Diem is finally assassinated in an attempt to overthrow his Gov’t.
The US remains to continue the fight against Communism.
1870’s: French Colonize Indo China.
70 years of French colonial rule.
b. Europeans (Portuguese) had been here for over 400 years.
Viet Minh, freedom fighters aligned with Ho Chi Minh seek independence for Vietnam