Korea and Vietnam Korea Pages 482 and 530

Korea and Vietnam

Korea Pages 482 and 530

Set-up Japan had occupied Korea during WWII The peace treaty divided the country into North Korea and South Korea at the 38* parallel The North invaded the South US got a resolution from the UN to lead a police action in Korea

Fighting Northern forces take almost all the southern territory The US land behind enemy lines in the north Unforces take back South Korea and heavily bomb North Korea UN forces get almost to Chinese border China enters the war on the side of the North

Results Stalemate ends with the two sides signing a cease-fire The country is once again split at the 38* parallel A DMZ is created to separate North Korea and South Korea Tensions are still high between countries

Today North Korea lost its funding from China and the USSR North Korea threatens its neighbors with Nuclear weapons testing South Korea has become an economic power Korea trades with the US and is protected by the US

Passport Country Visited: Korea Who – Communist North and Capitalist South, Kim Il Sung/Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong-Un What – Northern invasion of the South, North developing nuclear weapons When Why – war from 1950 -53, DMZ today – 38* parallel split the country, containment and domino theory, “Axis of Evil” speech, stop nuclear program

Vietnam Pages 486 and 517

Set-up Vietminh (followers of Ho Chi Minh) fought for independence from France Vietnam was split into North Vietnam and South Vietnam Communists controlled the north; anticommunists the south Revolutionaries in the South called Vietcong fought the government in the south

Fighting US advise due to Domino Theory Vietcong Gulf terrorize the south of Tonkin incident and resolution US troops enter the fight with the south government North Vietnam planned for a long war and created a supply line from the north into the south

Expanded Fighting Tet Offensive from the North and Vietcong proved that the war would last a long time The US tried to cut off the Ho Chi Minh Trail supply line by bombing neighboring countries Pressure from the outside caused the US to pull their troops out South Vietnam surrendered

Results Vietnam was reunited as one country Vietnam is still officially communist but has modernized its economy The US recognizes Vietnam as one country and is a trading partner Vietnam US is a member of the WTO and Vietnam have agreed to trade arms and work together to secure the South China Sea

Passport Country Visited: Vietnam Who – North Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh with the Vietcong vs. South Vietnam and France then the US What – Vietnamese independence, communist revolution in South Vietnam When – 1945 independence, 1954 spilt, 1964 -73 war with US, 1975 unification Why - Domino Theory, Containment policy, today we work with a united Vietnam