Monday, May 8, 2017 Write today’s date, then answer the following questions: What are some causes of war? Can ideas cause a war? Create a list of three causes of war that you would find justified. (be ready to share one)

Homework Cold War Alliances Packet Make sure all missing work is in, Wednesday will be the next grade update Missing assignment emails will be sent Friday May 12, 2017– this Friday

Cold War Quiz Write your name on your paper. You can use any notes you have. What was the Truman Doctrine? What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan? How was The Warsaw Pact different from NATO? Why was the Berlin airlift needed? What was the result of the Hungarian Revolution? What were the effects of the erection of the Berlin Wall? What did Winston Churchill mean when he said an “Iron Curtain” had descended across Europe?

After the Quiz: Cold War Conflicts You will pull one of three geographic areas. For the area you will need to give the who, what, where, when, why, how, and result of how that area was involved in the Cold War. It can be on notebook paper, or blank paper. You will also need an illustration Title of Geographic Area Who= What= Where= When= Why= How= Result= Illustration

The Korean War

Korea split in two The U.N. splits Korea in half at the 38th Parallel Kim Il Sung becomes leader of North Korea (communist) June 1950, North Korea attacks & quickly overruns South Korea U.N Forces are trapped in the Pusan Perimeter China North Korea South Korea Pusan

U.S. Involvement General Douglas MacArthur led U.S. troops during the Korean War MacArthur quickly took back Seoul & headed into North Korea MacArthur reached the Chinese border (Yalu River) Chinese forces retaliated MacArthur wanted Truman to drop the bomb but Truman said no New president, Eisenhower threatened China with bombings and a truce was signed in 1953 Drop the Bomb! NO!! + =

Korea Today

The Vietnam War

Division of Vietnam Viet Minh (Viet Cong)-Communist guerilla fighters led by Ho Chi Minh Minh declared Vietnam independent from France in 1945—signed the Geneva Accord in 1954 ending war with France North Vietnam—Communists led by Minh South Vietnam—Ngo Dinh Diem-led non-Communist gov’t

U.S. Involvement in Vietnam Domino Theory—if South Vietnam fell to Communism, all of Southern Asia would fall Gulf of Tonkin Resolution-January, 1965—President Lyndon Johnson ordered air strikes on North Vietnam Early 1968—Tet Offensive—Major North Vietnamese attack on the South—U.S. helped the South win, but it showed the South was vulnerable to attack

U.S. Reaction to the War Americans were not happy with the harsh fighting conditions—first televised war Protests in Grant Park in Chicago and Kent State University in Ohio 4 students killed by the National Guard at Kent State Pentagon Papers—documents released in 1971 showing that the government misled the Americans

Agent Orange

The End of the War President Richard Nixon orders heavy bombing of North Vietnam followed by several failed peace talks U.S. troops leave Vietnam in April, 1975 1.3 million Vietnamese died, 58,000 Americans died 1976—Vietnam reunited as one Communist country Several people fled the country and the economy failed 1990’s—Vietnam allowed private businesses to develop and began trading with other nations