15.4 Notes
15.3 Mini-Notes! Part 1 China China become communist under dictator Mao Zedong Totalitarian State Collectivized Agriculture Great Leap Forward An effort to increase production and agriculture that proved to be a failure Cultural Revolution- an attempt to purge China of “bourgeois” tendencies. Led to attacks and mobs on many. China becomes an important power center for the Cold War between U.S. and Soviets
15.3 Mini Notes! Part 2 Korea After WWII Korea was occupied- divided on the 38 th parallel. Kim Il Sung- Communist dictator of North Korea, backed by Soviets Syngman Rhee- dictator of South Korea, backed by U.S. June North Korea invades South to reunite their country U.N. Peacekeeping forces push them back, move into North Korea China gets involved, U.N. pushed south of 38 th parallel Armistice ends the war- 38 th becomes a DMZ
Korean War
I. Indochina After World War II French had occupied Vietnam as a colonial power Ho Chi Minh- nationalist and communist who had fought the Japanese Dienbienphu battle convinced French to leave Vietnam
II. Vietnam is Divided Vietnam was divided into North (communist) and South (non- communist) Ngo Dinh Diem- leader of South Vietnam, dictatorial but non- communist
III. America Enters the Vietnam War Ho Chi Minh- wants to reunite Vietnam Viet Cong- Minh’s communist rebels U.S. initially only sent supplies and advisors North Vietnamese attacked a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin 3 days later thought they were attacked again Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave the President a blank check in Vietnam Domino Theory-belief that if South Vietnam falls to communism the rest of Southeast Asia would also fall
IV. War in Vietnam guerrillas- small groups of loosely organized soldiers making surprise raids U.S. failed to stop the Viet Cong The Tet Offensive- major North Vietnamese assault cause U.S. public opinion to turn against the war
V. The Vietnam War Ends Protests against the war at home in the U.S. ended the war North Vietnamese take the South two years after the peace