1)  ResearchtheColdWarusingyouriPadoranothertool

2)  Createabubblemapwith20factsabouttheColdWaràthemoreinteresting,theweirderthebetter

3)  Let’sgetCOLDWAR

I.  Duringthe1950’stheU.S.A.a7emptedtostopthespreadofcommunism(containment)

II.  TheU.S.A.1stfocusedonEuropebutthenshiCedtoAsia

A.  CommunismwasbeginningtospreadfastinAsiaB.  AsiannaGonswereparGcularlypoorandcommunismwasvery

appealingtothem

III.  ThespreadofcommunismfromoneconGnenttoanotherwascalledthedominoeffect

A.  TheU.S.fearedifonenaGonbecamecommunisttheyallwouldbecomecommunist

B.  Greatestfear=communismcomestotheUSA

I.  In1945Chinawasunderacapitalist/democra1cgovernmentleadbyChiangKai-Shek

A.  USsupportedhimbecausehewasanG-communistB.  TrumanDoctrine=welikeanG-communists

II.  Thisgovernmentwasinefficient,corruptandoCen

harmfultotheChinesepeopleA.  MostChinesehatedhimandhisgovernmentB.  EventuallyledtothebeginningoftheChineseCivilWar

I.  MaoZedongbecameapopularpoliGcalleaderinChina–ChineseCommunistParty

A.  GainedpoliGcalpowerthroughoutthecountryB.  IntheareastheCommunistPartycontrolledàworkedto

winsupportfromthepoori.  Thepartyencouragedthemtoreadandhelpedthemimprovefood

producGon,gavethemjobs

C.  AsaresultmoreandmorepeoplechoosetojoinMao’sRedArmy(CommunistArmy)

i.  By1945–muchofNorthernChinawasunderCommunistscontrol

I.  Between1946-1949capitalistandcommunistforcesfoughtintheChineseCivilWartodeterminethefateofChina

A.  USAsupportednaGonalistwhoopposedcommunismII.  TheNaGonalistslostduetolackofpopularsupportandfailed

todefeatcommunisminChinaIII.  InMay1949–naGonalistfledtotheislandofTaiwanIV.  In20yearsCommunismruledallofmainlandChinaV.  TheycalledtheirnewgovernmentthePeople’sRepublicof

ChinaA.  USrefusedtoacceptitasatruegovernmentB.  ChinarefusestoacceptTaiwanasanindependentnaGon

I.  Americanpeoplewerestunnedandfearfulofthespreadofcommunism

A.   Containmenthadfailed!II.  ManyAmericansa7ackedTrumanfordoingtooli7le

A.  Containmenthadfailed–CommunismwasspreadingB.  USofficialssaiditwasduetointernalfactorsinChinaC.  InterveningmayhaveleadtoWorldWarIII(BAD)D.  SomesaidthiswasalameexcuseandthatUSgovt.wasfull

ofcommunist

III.   TheRedScareonceagaintookcontroloftheUSA

I.  Japan took over Korea in 1910 and ruled it until their defeat in WW2 in 1945

II.  In 1945 Japanese troops

north of the 38th Parallel surrendered to the USSR and those south the line surrendered to the USA

I.  SouthKoreanII.  DemocraGcIII.  SupportedbyUSAIV.  HeadedbySyngmanRheeV.  CapitalinSeoulVI.  RepublicofKorea

I.  NorthKoreaII.  CommunistsIII.  SupportedbyUSSRIV.  HeadedbyKimIlSungV.  CapitalinPyongyangVI.  DemocraGcPeople’s

RepublicofKorea

I.  OnJune25th,1950NorthKoreatroopsinvadedSouthKoreabeginningtheKoreanWar

A.  NorthKoreawantedtouniteKoreaunderonecommunistdictatorship

II.  WithindaystheNorthKoreanforcessweptintothe

SouthtakingcontrolofthemajorityofthenaGonIII.  TheNorthcapturedSeoulàS.Koreancapital

A.  WithinmonthsS.Koreantroopswerepushedintosmalldefensivearea

I.  SouthKoreaaskedforUSmilitarysupport

A.  TrumannDoctrine–alwayssupportthosefighGngcommunism

II.  TheUNvotedonwhethertoprovide

helpforSouthKoreawhentheUSSRwasnotatmeeGng

A.  TheywereboycodngtheUNbecauseofitsrecogniGonofdemocraGcallyrunTaiwan

III.  OnJune27thTrumangavetroops

staGonedinJapantheordertosupportSouthKorea

I.  16naGonssent520,000troopstohelpSKpreventaNKtake-over

II.  Over90%ofthetroopswere

AmericaIII.  SKtroopstotaledmorethan

590,000menIV.  Thecombinedforceswereput

underGeneralDouglasMacArthur’sleadership(WIIPacifichero)

I.  U.S.troopsimmediatelybeganacountera7ackonNorthKoreantroops

A.  2surprisea7acksonNKtroopsi.  AmphibiouslandingbehindenemylinesonwestcoastinInchonii.  LandtroopsmovednorthfromPusan

B.  NKbecomestrappedbetweenthetwoforcesA.  ½oftheirforcessurrenderwhiletherestfled

C.  UStroopspushedtheNorthKoreanArmybackacrossthe38thparallel

I.  ChinacametotheaidoftheirfellowcommunistnaGon

A.  Nov.1950–300,000ChinesetroopsjoinedNorthKoreaB.  Chinadoesn’twantUSpresenceinPacific

II.  TurnedintoawarbetweenChineseandAmericansA.  In1951–MacArthurwantstoextendthewartoChinaand

launchapreempGvenuclearstrikeonKorea&ChinaB.  TrumanrefusedMacArthur’srequestC.  A7ackingChinameanta7ackingtheUSSRàENDOFTHE

WORLD

I.  ChinesedrovetheSouthKoreansandAmericantroopssouth

II.  Jan.1951USandSKtroopswerepushedbackacrossthe

38thparallelA.  SeoulwascapturedbyChinesecommunisttroopsAGAIN

III.  Thefollowing2yearsneithersidemadeadvancesàsmallba7lesinthehillbetweenthetwoKoreas

IV.  Bylate1951SouthKoreagainedbackthelostgroundA.  SouthKoreaeventuallytookbackSeoulandgainedallthelandupto

38thparallel(wherethewarstarted)

I.  TheSovietUnionunexpectedlysuggestedacease-fireonJune23,1951

A.  TrucetalksbeganinJuly19

II.  AgreementontwopointsA.  LocaGonofcease-firelineatexisGngba7leline(38thparallel)B.  Establishmentofademilitarizedzone(nofighGngzone)

III.  July1963–ArmisGceAgreementwassigned

A.  NotreatyàtechnicallytheKoreasaresGllatwarB.  HosGlitysGllpresentbetweentheKoreas

I.  KoreaissGllsplitII.  Borderhasnotchanged–sGllat38thparallelIII.  CommunismsGllpresentinChinaandNorthKoreaIV.  USlost54,000lives&$67billionintotaxpayermoney

V.  LackofsuccessledtheUSAtoelectaRepublicanmajorityinCongress

VI.  Eisenhowerelectedin1952