WARS IN KOREA

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WARS INKOREAVIETNAM
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War in Korea
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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.

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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.

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French war in Vietnam(First Indochina War)
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3. Why did war break out between the Vietnamese
Nationalists the French?

• After Japan lost WWII, nationalists wanted
  independence.
• France wanted to regain its colony in Vietnam

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4. What was the outcome for France Vietnam?

• French were defeated _at_ Dien Bien Phu
  surrendered to Ho Chi Minh
• International Peace Conference (Geneva
  Convention) divided Vietnam

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U.S. War in Vietnam
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5. How did the United States get involved in
Vietnam?

• They feared an overthrow of the Anti-Communist
  Govt
• Helped set up S. Vietnam
• U.S. escalates its military involvement

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6. Why did the U.S. withdraw its troops from
Vietnam?

• Unable to win a decisive victory, they withdrew
  under intense pressure from home.

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Douglas MacArthur

• American General in charge of Korean Conflict
• Dismissed by Pres. Truman after repeatedly
  refusing to follow orders

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Ho Chi Minh

• Leader of Vietnamese independence movement

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Ngo Dinh Diem

• President of South Vietnam
• Installed by the United States

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Vietcong

• Vietnamese communists fighting in South Vietnam
  against the South Vietnamese Govt (and the U.S.)

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Khmer Rouge

• Communist Party of Cambodia. Fought on behalf of
  the Vietcong other communist during the Vietnam
  War