Finish movie and discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis

• Finish movie and discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis • The Korean War • HW: Guatemala reading

Bay of Pigs • Cuban Revolution ended in a Socialist government led by Fidel Castro 1959 • U. S. (led by Eisenhower) organized CIA and mafia to overthrow Castro – Kennedy learned of this after becoming POTUS 1960, and gave the OK • Invaded Bay of Pigs area, and failed their mission, huge humiliation to U. S. – Cuba thrilled to prove imperialism can be combatted, stronger ties now w/ U. S. S. R. – They allowed missiles from U. S. S. R. into Cuba http: //latino. foxnews. com/latino/politics/2012/10/12/robert-kennedy-documents-show-150000 -mafia-plan-to-kill-fidel-castro/

Cuban Missile Crisis • Oct. 1962—Khrushchev secretly built 42 missile sites in Cuba (U. S. already had missiles in Turkey) – Kennedy demanded they be removed (fear of WWIII) • Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles, later U. S. took their missiles out of Italy and Turkey.

The “Forgotten” war • During WWII, Korea controlled by Japan • After WWII, the Allies divided it into North and South at the 38 th Parallel line – Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north – pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south

• Two different countries developed: the North became a communist country, the South a noncommunist, democratic country. • Both sides wanted to re-unify the country under their own rule. • 1950—Skirmishes start at the border, war breaks out • 1 st “hot” war in the Cold War • U. S. backs South, China backs North On the evening of October 19, 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army valiantly crosses the Yalu River, marching toward the Korean battlefield. [Xinhua] http: //www. chinadaily. com. cn/china/cpc 2011/2010 -09/25/content_12474125. htm

• Initially, American and United Nations forces pushed deep into North Korea; however, China entered the war and pushed the Americans back into the South. • After three years, the two sides fought to a stalemate and kept the country divided at the 38 th Parallel. • There was a ceasefire in 1953, but no peace treaty ever signed. Korean People's Army celebrates victory; U. S. troops retreat in defeat. http: //www. cpcml. ca/Tmlw 2011/W 410038. HTM

• War short, but bloody • Nearly 5 million people died. • More than half of these –about 10 percent of Korea’s prewar population–were civilians. • This rate of civilian casualties was higher than World War II’s and Vietnam’s. • Almost 40, 000 Americans died in action in Korea, and more than 100, 000 were wounded. http: //www. history. com/topics/korean-war http: //www. boston. com/bigpicture/2010/06/remembe ring_the_korean_war_60. html

Sergeant Frank Praytor looks after a two-week old kitten during the height of the Korean War. http: //news. distractify. com/people/complex-humans/? v=1

A North Korean waves at his South Korean brother after inter-Korean temporary family reunions. http: //news. distractify. com/people/complex-humans/? v=1