Warm Up # 7 How did the Cold War affect North Korea’s feelings towards the rest of the world?
Conflicts of the Cold War Workbook pg. 22
Conflicts of the Cold War 1950-1975 Essential Question How did the conflicts of the Cold War unfold from 1950- 1975?
Korean War 1950-1953
Things Calm for a Bit, but not for Long
Things Calm for a Bit, but not for Long 1952: Stalin dies Nikita Khrushchev takes over 1953: Armistice ends fighting in Korean War Peace Treaty never signed
Space Race 1957: Soviets launch Sputnik 1958: US establishes NASA World’s first satellite 1958: US establishes NASA launch satellite too 1961: Soviets send first man in space 1969: US Astronaut Neil Armstrong walks on the moon.
The Berlin Wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7YE-N448fg
Arms Race By 1960’s both have ICBMs Inter-continental Ballistic Missiles Could shoot from home and reach enemy within minutes Neither wanted to use Nuclear Weapons MAD: Mutually Assured Destruction
The Cuban Missile Crisis: 1962
Yep, another Proxy War. Yikes! Vietnam War Yep, another Proxy War. Yikes!
Background Vietnam was colonized by the French. 1930s: Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh establishes a communist movement. 1945-54: 1st Indochina war breaks out to expel the French US backs the French (Containment)
Geneva Accords 1954 Results Country divided in half, 17th parallel North = Communist South = Capitalist Free movement for 300 days Elections to reunite country in 1966 French leave Indochina
Course of the War US Troops involved from 1965- 1973 The Vietnam War was brutal and long Guerilla Warfare (aka strike and hide) 1973, the US withdraws troops Vietnam falls to Communism
John Green: The Cold War in Asia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0 First 4:18
Revisit Your Notes 1. Circle “Key Terms” 2. Highlight “Main Ideas” Word you cannot tell the story without 2. Highlight “Main Ideas” Information that answers the “EQ” 3. Ask Questions (Broad Questions) Each question should apply to a large “chunk” of information. Example: How did the crisis in Berlin reflect the conflict of the Cold War?