2024-03-11T08:21:11+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true <p>Cold war</p>, <p>After WW2 Korea was..</p>, <p>Kim Il Sung</p>, <p>Syngman Rhee</p>, <p>June 1950</p>, <p>By September 1950...</p>, <p>United Nations</p>, <p>Recapture</p>, <p>By October 1950</p>, <p>PVA</p>, <p>Stalemate</p>, <p>1953</p>, <p>3 impacts of the war in Korea</p>, <p>Dien Bien Phu and consequences</p>, <p>1954 Geneva Agreement </p>, <p>Ho Chi Minh Trail</p>, <p>Principles of guerrilla warfare</p>, <p>Guerilla warface aim was to..</p>, <p>Booby traps caused</p>, <p>VietCong uniform</p>, <p>'Hanging on to the American belts'</p>, <p>Truman Doctrine</p>, <p>Domino theory with Vietnam</p>, <p>Gulf of Tonkin</p>, <p>Gulf of Tonkin resolution </p>, <p>Search and destroy </p>, <p>1965 Operation rolling thunder</p>, <p>2 Chemical weapons</p>, <p>Tet Offensive</p>, <p>Success or Fail for VC (Tet offensive)</p>, <p>My Lai Massacre how many civilians dead</p>, <p>Response to My Lai</p>, <p>Kent State University protest</p>, <p>Vietnamisation</p>, <p>Watergate scandal</p>, <p>1973</p>, <p>Fall of Saigon</p>, <p>how many refugees created by the war and how many try escape</p>, <p>ambushes caused ?% of deaths</p> flashcards
History Paper 1 - Asia

History Paper 1 - Asia

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  • Cold war

    Ideological conflict between capitalism and communism

  • After WW2 Korea was..

    Korea divided half along 38th parallel

  • Kim Il Sung

    Led North Korea and was a nationalist and communist

  • Syngman Rhee

    Led South Korea and was a nationalist and capitalist

  • June 1950

    North Korea invaded South Korea

  • By September 1950...

    Almost all of Korea was under communist control

  • United Nations

    USA wanted UN to push North Korea out and since USSR was boycotting they couldn't veto

  • Recapture

    Landed in Inchon and quickly recaptured beyond the 38th parallel

  • By October 1950

    UN troops were at the Yalu River

  • PVA

    200K people volunteers army arrived and drove UN out of Seoul again

  • Stalemate

    After weeks of fighting there was a stalemate

  • 1953

    Armistice (agreement to stop fighting) signed

  • 3 impacts of the war in Korea

    1.3 million deaths

    Millions of refugees

    30k UN deaths

  • Dien Bien Phu and consequences

    1954 French defeated at the battle of Dien Bien Pau losing 8000 troops in that battle - french surrender

  • 1954 Geneva Agreement

    Vietnam temporarily divided into north led by Ho Chi Minh and south led by Ngo Dinh Diem

  • Ho Chi Minh Trail

    Made to send supplies form north to south, almost impossible to finds.

  • Principles of guerrilla warfare

    Retreat when enemy attacks, pursue when enemy retreats, raid when the enemy camps, attack when enemy tires

  • Guerilla warface aim was to..

    Destroy morale and very effective they lived in constant fear

  • Booby traps caused

    Caused estimated 11% of US casualties

  • VietCong uniform

    They had no uniform so impossible to tell from villagers

  • 'Hanging on to the American belts'

    Fighting US troops in close combat so they could not bomb them cuz they might hurt own troops

  • Truman Doctrine

    America would intervene to prevent the spread of communism

  • Domino theory with Vietnam

    If Vietnam fell to communism it would spread to surrounding countries like Laos or Cambodia

  • Gulf of Tonkin

    1964 North Vietnamese ships opened fire on US ships

  • Gulf of Tonkin resolution

    Gave Johnson the power to start war

  • Search and destroy

    Arrive in village and kill VC soldiers - mostly civillians

    These made them very unpopular and increased VC support

  • 1965 Operation rolling thunder

    A massive bombing campaign across Vietnam

  • 2 Chemical weapons

    Agent Orange - defoliant

    Napalm - defoliant but also burns skins through the bone causing horrendous injuries to civilians

  • Tet Offensive

    1968 the VC attacked 100 towns and cities

  • Success or Fail for VC (Tet offensive)

    Success - American citizens shocked and realised America wansnt winning

    Fail - 10k fighters died

  • My Lai Massacre how many civilians dead

    400

  • Response to My Lai

    Deeply angered American citizens

  • Kent State University protest

    4 STUDENTS KILLED AND 2 MILLION STUDENTS WNET ON STRIKE IN PROTEST

  • Vietnamisation

    American troops gradually withdraw allowing south Vietnamese to take control

  • Watergate scandal

    5 Republicans broke into Watergate and placed bugging devices

  • 1973

    Peace treaty Vietnam signed, all us troops left

  • Fall of Saigon

    1975 Saigon (capital of south Vietnam) captured

  • how many refugees created by the war and how many try escape

    5 million created and 1 million tried to leave Vietnam and escape

  • ambushes caused ?% of deaths

    51%

    hanging onto American belts led to amsbuehs btw