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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Cold War in Southeast Asia
HWH UNIT 12CHAPTER 18.3 and 18.4
The Korean WarKorea
Occupied by the Japanese since the early 1900sSplit between the US and Soviets after 1945The 38th Parallel
LeadersKim Il Sung (1912-
1994)Syngman Rhee
(1875-1965)
The WarNorth Korea invades, 1950
Quickly overran most of South Korea
UN Security Council votes to help South Korea
Soviet Union boycotted the Security Council
Douglas MacArthur
Amphibious landing at InchonCounter-offensive
Did not stop at the 38th ParallelChinese involvementNuclear War?
Chinese Involvement
UN and US forces neared the Yalu River
Mao feared invasionChinese troops intervene
Armistice, 1953Cease-Fire, but no treatyDMZ
The Koreas TodayKim Jong Il
Nuclear Weapons
Kim Jong UnRescinded the armisticeMore tensions with the South
VietnamFrench IndochinaJapanese control, WWIIHo Chi Minh
Communist and NationalistVersailles
War against the FrenchDienbienphu, 1954
Vietnam DividedNorth Vietnam
Communist, led by Ho
South VietnamNot communist, led by Ngo Dinh DiemSupported by the US
ElectionsNever happenedGuerilla warfare and civil war
Viet Cong
US Involvement“Domino Theory”Escalation, 1965-1968The Tet Offensive, 1968Nixon withdraws, 1973South Vietnam falls, 1975
Southeast Asia After the War
Dominos FallLaosCambodia
The Khmer RougePol PotNearly 1 in 4 Cambodians died
