Anticipatory Set
Discuss the following questions with your neighbor:
• How would America be different if it was divided into
2 separate countries that did not get along with each
other?
Wars in Korea and Vietnam
create this chart in your notebook. Use the whole page
War in Korea
French War in Vietnam
US War in Vietnam
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Wars in Korea & Vietnam
Answer the questions for the war your group is
assigned.
The causes go in the right side and the outcomes
go in the left side
Why did the UN send an international force to
Korea?
What was the legacy of the war for N & S Korea?
Why did war break out between
What was the outcome of the war for France & for
Vietnam?
How did the US get involved in Vietnam?
Why did the US withdraw its troops from Vietnam?
Wars in Korea & Vietnam
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Why did the UN send an international force to Korea?
S. Kor asked the UN to intervene when N Kor crossed the 38th
parallel and attacked
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What was the legacy of the war for N & S Korea?
Commie N Kor became a military power but declined economically;
S Kor became industrialized & prospered economically w/ help of
US aid
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Why did war break out between
after JAP lost WWII, nationalists wanted independence, but FR
wanted to regain its colony
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What was the outcome of the war for France & for
Vietnam?
FR was defeated at Dien Bien Phu & surrendered to Ho Chi Minh.
An international peace conference divided Vietnam
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How did the US get involved in Vietnam?
It helped set up an anti-commie gov’t in S Viet and feared it would
be overthrown so it escalated military involvement
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Why did the US withdraw its troops from Vietnam?
It was unable to win the war and pressure at home
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Wars in Korea & Vietnam News
Report
In groups of 5-6 use your notes/text book to
create a news report about:
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Korean War
War in Vietnam
US involvement in Vietnam
Postwar Southeast Asia
Each group must have:
– an anchor (introduces story: time
period/location)
– reporter (introduces/questions witnesses)
– and witnesses (include VIPs)
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Make sure to include causes, details, and
historical facts