History - korean and viatnamese wars Flashcards
same 3 things about korea
kim joh un 11
north and south
38th parallel
what capitalism
whatever you make is yours
whats communism
everything you have has to be equal
what happened on the 2nd of september 1945
japan surrendered to USA and the USSR had joined the war against japan
what in 1947 declared that the USA would do whatever they could to tromp communism spreading
The truman doctrine
explain phase 1 of korean war
north pushed back southern troops back as far as pusan.
explain phase 2 of korean war
11am e north koreans were then pushed back past the 38th parallel and they had retaken seoul
explain phases 3 in the korean war
north pushed back past seoul
explain phases 4 of korean war
Both North and south troops agreed to stop at the 38th parallel
- 2 mile demilitarised zone on each side
what does stalemate mean
both sides cant do anything
armistice
an agreement stop fighting
gains from the korean war
saved south korea from communism -usa
stopped aggression - UN
lots of military help from ussr. - china
economic benefits - korea
losses from korean war
over 30,000 casualties - UN
failed to free North korea from communism - USA
over 900,00 casualties - china
600,000 homes were destroyed - korea
forced to expensive arms race with USA - ussr
what does vietnam border with
china and Thailand
when does the french take over vietnam at the start
1858