The Cold War Heats Up Domino Theory Idea

The Cold War Heats Up

Domino Theory • Idea that a communist victory in one nation will lead to communism spreading to countries nearby • Used by USA to justify its support of non-communist governments in Southeast Asia

Korean War [1950 -1953] Kim Il-Sung Syngman Rhee

The Korean War • Causes of Korean War • Japanese rule Korea from 1910 -1945 • 38 th Parallel • Japanese surrender north of line to Soviets • Japanese surrender south of line to U. S. • By 1949, Americans & Soviets pull out of both areas • North Korea becomes industrial • South Korea is agricultural

North Korea • Communist • China and the Soviet Union helped them South Korea • Democratic • US and United Nations helped them

The Korean War • 1950: North Korea invades S. Korea • President Truman orders air support for S. Korea • United Nations sends 520, 000 troops to help S. Korea • 90 % of troops were Americans led by WWII hero, Douglas Mac. Arthur

The Shifting Map of Korea [1950 -1953]

End of Korean War • June 23, 1951 - War ends in stalemate • 38 th parallel remains, dividing Korea • U. S. Results of War • • 36, 516 KIA 92, 134 Wounded 8, 176 MIA 7, 245 POW • $67 billion • No declaration of war by Congress • Referred to as “The Forgotten War”

Khruschev Embraces Castro, 1961 The Soviet Union and Cuba become ALLIES.

Bay of Pigs Debacle (1961) U. S. backed an invasion of Cuba to try to overthrow the communist government of Fidel Castro

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) remove

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) We went eyeball-to-eyeball with the Russians, and the other man blinked!

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