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COLD WARPROXY WARS – KOREA AND
VIETNAM
KOREAN WAR-Containment-
KOREAN WAR
NORTH KOREA• Communist• Kim Il Sung• Invaded South
Korea on June 25, 1950
• Ally of USSR• Goal: re-unite
Korea
SOUTH KOREA• Syngman Rhee• Backed by USA• UN sent in troops
(US soldiers – protection)
• Goal: hold the 38th parallel (division)
UN sends in troops…
• Led by General MacArthur – scared Mao
• China sent troops in to help North Korea
• Ends in a stalemate (armistice in 1953)
• No peace treaty• 38th parallel is a DMZ
(demilitarized zone)
Results…
• 905 Americans were still there• U.S. aided South Korea• USSR and China helped North Korea• Proxy war• Agreed to end nuclear weapons program
in exchange for oil and aid
CONTAINMENT & DOMINO EFFECT
VIETNAM WAR
North Vietnam vs. South Vietnam
North Vietnam• Ho Chi Minh• Communist• Ho Chi Minh Trail• Backed by Chinese,
Soviet Union
South Vietnam• No Dinh Diem• Non-communist• U.S. puppet• Corrupt• Was going to hold
elections, but didn’t due to fear of a communist being elected
1959 North invades South
Fear:Domino Theory – if one falls, other nations will also fall to communism
Results….
U.S. AID• Military advisors• Troop training• Actual troops• U.S. leaves
(Vietnamization) (1969-73)
• War continues…communists win (1975)…united Vietnam
• Civil War?• U.S. got involved – very unpopular at
home• Distrust of American government