1. NOTES-CHECK #s 31–35 LAST WEEK
March 7, 2017
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NOTES #36: What major Cold War conflicts occurred in Asia?
NOTES-CHECK #s 31–35 LAST WEEK

2. What major Cold War conflicts occurred in Asia? Notes #36

3. During the Cold War, Korea was divided into communist North Korea and non-communist South Korea.

4. The Korean War began in 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to reunite Korea under communism.

5. The United Nations sent forces to Korea to fight back against North Korea and prevent its takeover.

6. Fighting during the Korean War ended in 1953 when an armistice was signed and Korea remained a divided nation.

7. Korean Demilitarized Zone today

8. During the Cold War, Vietnam was divided into communist North Vietnam and non-communist South Vietnam.
North
Vietnam
(communist) 
Ho Chi Minh;
President of
North Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem;
President of
South Vietnam
South
Vietnam
(non-
communist) 

9. The Vietnam War began in 1955 when North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in an attempt to reunite Vietnam under communism.

10. The U.S. sent forces to Vietnam to fight back against North Vietnam and contain communism in Southeast Asia.

14. Bamboo viper

15. Chinese bird spider

16. Agent Orange

17. Napalm

19. 3rd degree burns that
Napalm can cause

20. Enemy or civilian?

21. My Lai Massacre (March 16, 1968);
over 400 unarmed South Vietnamese killed

22. However, the U.S. failed to defeat North Vietnam and left the Vietnam War in 1973; Vietnam eventually reunited as a communist nation by 1975.