domino theory38th parallel
President TrumanUnited Nations (UN)
General MacArthur1950 - 1953
stalemate
1965 - 1973cease-fire agreement
1975Socialist Republic of
Vietnamdemilitarized zone
• Korea was divided after WWII at the 38th parallel• North = Communist; South = Democratic• 1950 – North Korea invades South Korea• President Truman sends US troops to help the south, along with UN troops led by General MacArthur• China attacks UN forces, making them retreat•1953 – war ends in a stalemate•Korean peninsula still remains divided today
• 1954 – Vietnam was divided into North & South North = Communist; South = Democratic• US supports South Vietnam in an effort to contain communism• 1965 – US bombs North Vietnam• Over 500,000 US troops fought in the war; close to 50,000 died• In 1973, after years of protest against the war, the US withdraws troops from Vietnam• the war ended in a cease-fire agreement• 1975 – North Vietnam takes over South Vietnam and the country is united under communist rule as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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Domino Theory
KOREAN WAR
VIETNAM WAR
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