Cold War ConflictsCold War Conflicts

Korean War, Vietnam War, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Cuban Missile Crisisand Cuban Missile Crisis

Korean War - BackgroundKorean War - Background

Korea was a Korea was a JapaneseJapanese colony colony After World War II, U.S. and Soviet After World War II, U.S. and Soviet

Union divided Korea into two sections Union divided Korea into two sections ((38th 38th parallel)parallel)

aa. North . North Korea (Soviet Union)Korea (Soviet Union)

b. South Korea (b. South Korea (U.S.U.S.) )

Korean WarKorean War

Korean War – CauseKorean War – Cause

1950 1950 North Korea North Korea invadedinvaded South South Korea in order to Korea in order to uniteunite Korea Korea

Korean War – Key EventsKorean War – Key Events

1950 1950 U.S. and U.S. and United Nations United Nations forces pushed North Korean forces forces pushed North Korean forces back behind the 38th parallelback behind the 38th parallel

1951 1951 ChineseChinese and North Korean and North Korean forces pushed United Nations forces forces pushed United Nations forces back behind the 38th parallel and back behind the 38th parallel and into into SouthSouth Korea Korea

Korean War - ResultKorean War - Result

11953953 Korean War Korean War endedended (38th (38th parallel divides North Korea from parallel divides North Korea from South Korea) South Korea)

Korean War – Key TermsKorean War – Key Terms

United Nations (peacekeeping United Nations (peacekeeping organization) organization) Korean War Korean War represented first represented first UN UN action action

Vietnam War - BackgroundVietnam War - Background

Vietnam was a Vietnam was a French French colony (French colony (French Indochina)Indochina)

Vietnamese Vietnamese forced forced the French to leavethe French to leave Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh (communist leader) (communist leader)

dominated North Vietnamdominated North Vietnam GenevaGeneva Conference Conference (1954) (1954) temporary temporary

division of Vietnamdivision of Vietnam

a. North a. North communist communist

b. b. SouthSouth non-communist non-communist

Vietnam War - CausesVietnam War - Causes

Ho Chi Minh wanted Ho Chi Minh wanted to to uniteunite Vietnam Vietnam under Northern rule under Northern rule (communist rule)(communist rule)

Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh encouraged encouraged communiscommunistt rebels rebels to overthrow South to overthrow South Vietnamese Vietnamese government government

Vietnam War - EventsVietnam War - Events Increased American involvementIncreased American involvement a. President a. President EisenhowerEisenhower sent military sent military advisors and supplies to South Vietnamadvisors and supplies to South Vietnam b. President b. President KennedyKennedy more military more military

advisors advisors and weapons to South Vietnamand weapons to South Vietnam c. President Johnson c. President Johnson sent American troops sent American troops

to to fight the North Vietnamese fight the North Vietnamese d. President d. President NixonNixon cease-fire and the cease-fire and the withdrawal of American troops beginning in withdrawal of American troops beginning in 1973 1973

Vietnam War - ResultsVietnam War - Results

U.S. troops U.S. troops leftleft Vietnam Vietnam Unification of Vietnam (Unification of Vietnam (communist communist

country) country)

Vietnam War – Key TermsVietnam War – Key Terms

Gulf of Gulf of TonkinTonkin Resolution Resolution (1964) (1964) Congress authorized President Johnson to Congress authorized President Johnson to increase American involvement in Vietnam increase American involvement in Vietnam

VietnamizationVietnamization Nixon's Nixon's administrations policy of building up South administrations policy of building up South Vietnamese forces while gradually Vietnamese forces while gradually withdrawing American troopswithdrawing American troops

Domino Domino TheoryTheory If Vietnam became a If Vietnam became a communist country, the countries adjacent communist country, the countries adjacent to (surrounding) Vietnam would also to (surrounding) Vietnam would also become communist countries become communist countries

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Vietnam War – Key TermsVietnam War – Key Terms

DoveDove Someone opposed to Someone opposed to American involvement in the warAmerican involvement in the war

HawkHawk a person who supported a person who supported American involvement in the war American involvement in the war

Cuban Missile Crisis – Cuban Missile Crisis – BackgroundBackground

1959 1959 Fidel Fidel Castro Castro came to power in Cubacame to power in Cuba Cuba became a communist stateCuba became a communist state 1961 1961 Bay of PigsBay of Pigs a. U.S. (President Kennedy) supported a plan a. U.S. (President Kennedy) supported a plan by anti-Castro exiles (people forced to leave by anti-Castro exiles (people forced to leave Cuba when Castro came to power) to Cuba when Castro came to power) to invade invade

Cuba Cuba and lead an "uprising" against Castro and lead an "uprising" against Castro b. b. Failed Failed http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history/videos/bay-of-pigs-cias-perfect-failure?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=falsehttp://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history/videos/bay-of-pigs-cias-perfect-failure?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

1962 1962 U.S. imposed a trade U.S. imposed a trade embargoembargo on Cuba on Cuba

CIA Tries to Kill CastroCIA Tries to Kill Castro

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Cuban Missile Crisis - CauseCuban Missile Crisis - Cause

Castro asked the Soviet Union for Castro asked the Soviet Union for helphelp

Soviet Union built Soviet Union built nuclear nuclear missile missile bases in Cuba bases in Cuba

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis

October October 1962 1962 President Kennedy President Kennedy demanded the demanded the immediate immediate removalremoval of nuclear missiles of nuclear missiles

U.S. created a U.S. created a naval naval blockadeblockade of Cuba. of Cuba.

Period of Period of tensiontension between Soviet between Soviet Union and United Union and United StatesStates

Cuban Missile Crisis - Cuban Missile Crisis - ResultsResults

Soviet Union Soviet Union removedremoved nuclear nuclear missilesmissiles

U.S. promised not to invade Cuba U.S. promised not to invade Cuba