Containment of Communism 7 th Grade Social Studies

Containment of Communism 7 th Grade Social Studies

SS 7 H 3 �SS 7 H 3: ◦ The student will analyze continuity and change in Southern and eastern Asia leading to the 21 st century.

SS 7 H 3 e �SS 7 H 3 e ◦ Explain the reasons foreign involvement in Korea and Vietnam in terms of Containment of communism.

SS 7 H 3 e �Containment: ◦ Prevent communism from spreading to other countries. ◦ This policy forced the U. S. to fight in the Korean War and the Vietnam war

SS 7 H 3 e �Domino Theory: ◦ If one country falls to communism, the surrounding countries will also fall.

SS 7 H 3 e �Korean War: ◦ After World War II, Korea gained independence from the Japanese ◦ However, Communist forces took control of the northern portion of the Korean peninsula… the southern part remained free

SS 7 H 3 e �Korean War: ◦ In 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea (beginning the Korean war) ◦ North Korea and China versus South Korea and the U. S.

Korean War �The U. S. entered the war to “contain” the spread of communism �By 1953, an armistice (an agreement to stop fighting) was signed.

SS 7 H 3 e �Korean War: ◦ North Korea remains under the control of the communists ◦ South Korea remains free ◦ The U. S. stopped the spread of communism in the Korean peninsula

SS 7 H 3 e �Vietnam War ◦ By 1954, the Vietnamese gained independence from the French ◦ The communist took control of northern Vietnam… the South remained free

SS 7 H 3 e �Vietnam War: ◦ The U. S. gave South Vietnam support against North Vietnam (to stop the spread of communism) ◦ By 1965, U. S. soldiers began fighting in Vietnam.

SS 7 H 3 e �Vietnam War: ◦ Due to several factors, U. S. troops left Vietnam in 1973 ◦ In 1975, communist forces took control of South Vietnam

SS 7 H 3 e �Vietnam War: ◦ Vietnam is under the control of the communists today ◦ The U. S. was not able to stop the spread of Communism in Vietnam