1. Concepts: Conflict Creates Change Conflict Resolution
SS7H3e Explain the reasons for foreign involvement in Korea and Vietnam in terms of containment of Communism. .
Concepts:
Conflict Creates Change
Conflict Resolution

2. The Cold War
**War of words between USA and Soviet Union right after World War II ended.
**Soviet Union supported Communism and the USA did not.
**The 2 countries became enemies.

3. Reasons for the War
The Domino Theory: the belief that when one Asian country fell to communism the ones around would also
The Korea Peninsula had been in control of the Japanese during WWII and was divided between the USSR and the US following the end of WWII
China’s influence on North Korea.
The Containment Policy: keeping communism from spreading.
Lastly, North Korea invaded South Korea.

4. The Koreas
The Soviet Union and the US helped Korea gain it’s independence, the country was divided along the 38th parallel (or the DMZ) (line of latitude running through Korea).
North Korea became a communist country (with help of Soviet Union)
**South Korea become a democratic country (with help of USA)
In 1950, the Korean War began because North Korea invaded South Korea.
The United Nations sent troops to help South Korea.

5. U.N. forces pushed the North Koreans all the way back to the northernmost parts of Korea.
Things changed again, however, when Chinese troops crossed the border to help North Korea.
A stalemate soon developed, in which *Neither side won
Both sides signed a cease-fire in 1953 that left the country divided at almost the exact same point as it had been before the war.

6. Today North & South Korea are separated at the 38th Parallel by a fence, known as the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
The DMZ is guarded on both sides by NK troops & SK troops.
No one is allowed in or out of North Korea today.

7. Today, tensions remain high between North and South Korea.
North & South Korea Today!
Today, tensions remain high between North and South Korea.
A Market economy and democracy have allowed South Korea to thrive as a wealthy, modernized society.
North Korea is one of the poorest nations in the world.
Its strict communist government puts most of the nations resources into its military rather than on efforts to modernize and benefit the population.

8. North & South Korea continued..
Communism is the main problem in N.Korea today.
Communism: The goal is to have a classless society with no rich or poor—everyone is supposed to be equal BUT it DOES NOT work this way.
North Korea wants South Korea to be communist, and South Korea wants North Korea to be a democracy.
Neither side is willing to negotiate to come together as one Korea

9. North Korea
For 40 years, North Korea relied on its two giant neighbors, the Soviet Union and China, for political, economic, and military assistance- but no longer has ties to either country .
-North Korea is not friends with many other countries
North Korea has a Communist Government & a Command Economic System
North Korea is led by a dictator, Kim Il Sung until his death; now his son, Kim Jong Il ruled until his death now his son, Kim Jong-Un is the leader
North Korea is rich in mineral resources
North Korea is believed to have several nuclear weapons able to reach South Korea and Japan.

10. Kim Il Song
Kim Jong Il