The Cold War
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Transcript of The Cold War
The Cold WarProxy Wars
Essential QUestion
How did the tension of the Cold War play out in
proxy wars?
VocaBUlary
Third WorldProxy Wars
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Brainstorm:Other than the Soviet Union, what other people, places, or
things come to your mind when you think of
communism?
DISCUSS-RevieW
What was happening in China after World War II?
ChinEsE Civil War
p. 451
Chinese Civil War resumes immediately after WWIIWhich sides would you guess the U.S. & USSR support?
COLD War sidesThe Cold War is between the pro-democratic West
& the pro-communist East (now including China)While many make up the West, the U.S. is the leader
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DISCUSS
What comes to your mind when you hear the term “third world country”?
What countries might be associated with this term?
thrEE Worlds• First World– Refers to the United States and its
pro-democratic allies
• Second World– Refers to the Soviet Union and its
pro-communist conquered nations
• Third World– Nations not aligned with either side– Often newly independent nations
LATIN AMERICAASIA
AFRICA
DISCUSS
What Third World country near China would next
become the focus of the Cold War?
(Hint: Think Kim Jung Un)
KoRea Divided• Korea Divided– WWII – controlled by Japan– Following defeat, Japan
surrendered to USSR in north and U.S. in south
– Korea in north becomes mostly communist
– Korea in south becomes mostly nationalist/democratic
Now that China is communist, what would you guess is going
to happen in Korea?
Proxy War in KorEa• Post WWII– 1949 – U.S. & USSR withdraw
their troops from Korea– Soviet Union begins supplying
North Korea with weapons
• Korean War (1950-53)– June 1950 – communist North
Korea invades South Korea– Sept 1950 – UN gets involved &
15 countries help South Korea– Nov 1950 – Chinese troops help
North Korea & push south– 1953 – war ends where it started
KorEan War
KorEan War
KorEan War
DISCUSS
The Korean War is one of many Proxy Wars fought
during the Cold War.
Define: Proxy Wars
Proxy Wars
Proxy WarsWars between opposing superpowers where they
use third parties as substitutes for fighting
each other directly
Proxy WarsEven though the Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea, it was really fought between the
United States and China/Soviet Union
VS.VS.
NORTHKOREA
SOUTHKOREA
DISCUSS
What other famous war involved the United States
and was fought in Asia during the Cold War?
DISCUSS
What do you know about the Vietnam War?
Vietnam WarSimilar to Korea, the Vietnam War was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam , it was really fought
between the United States and the Soviet Union
VS.VS.
NORTHVIETNAM
SOUTHVIETNAM
Proxy War in Vietnam• Formation of Vietnam– France had controlled Vietnam
(called French Indochina) since the days of Imperialism
– Vichy France gives Indochina to Japan during WWII
– France attempts to reclaim the land following WWII, but the people want independence
– France fails to reclaim land and Vietnam becomes a free nation
– North leans communist– South leans nationalist/democratic
DISCUSS
Why do you think the United States got
involved in Vietnam?
Proxy War in Vietnam• Vietnam War (1957-73)– 1950s – U.S. pledge support to
French fighting the Vietnamese; Soviet Union supports communist factions of Vietnam
– 1960 – U.S. sends 650 advisors to help South Vietnam
– 1963 – U.S. sends 16,000 advisors– 1964-70 – U.S. troops fight with
the South against the North– 1970-75 – U.S. begin removing
troops (Vietnamization)– 1975 – North defeats south and
Vietnam becomes communist
DISCUSS
How do you think Vietnam becoming communist impacted the world?
Impact oF vietnam War• Impact of the Vietnam War– The war was unpopular & caused
division among the U.S. population• Protests of the 1960s; hippies
– Communism gains another country which increased U.S. fears
– Since Vietnam was seen as a weaker country, the loss hurt the reputation of America’s military• 1st defeat in modern U.S. history
– Set the stage for more proxy wars between U.S. & USSR
VS.
DISCUSS
Where else do the U.S. and the Soviet Union battle in
proxy wars?(See Textbook, p. 550)
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DISCUSS
Which countries were now communist by 1975?
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DISCUSS
Which countries in danger of becoming communist
remained democratic by 1975?
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DISCUSSWho is this
man?
CHE• Che Guevara– Argentine Marxist who led
revolutions in South America
• Background– As a medical student, he saw
much poverty & disease throughout South America
– Blamed the U.S. & capitalism– Believed communism would be
the solution & led many Latin American revolutions
– Was eventually captured and executed by the CIA
DISCUSS
What Latin American nation is the most famous for
being communist?
TOMORROWBrinkmanship & The Cuban Missile Crisis
ReadCh. 17, Sec 4.
Cold War Divides the World
WatchX-Men: First Class
SUMMARIZE
DiscussHow would you rate the success of the Truman Doctrine at this point?