Korea vs. Vietnam Flashcards
Large Armies with attacks and counter attacks
Korea
Occupied by US and USSR from 45-48
Korea
Still divided between North & South at 38th parallel
Korea
Struggle for reunification
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Kim ll Sung
Korea
War was generally supported by Americans
Korea
Referred to as Forgotten War: No resolution
Korea
China entering the war with troops was a turning point
Korea
Ceasefire ended the fighting
Both
Containment Policy & Domino Theory justified US troops
Both
Civil War: Communist North, Anti-Communist South
Both
Japanese occupied during WW2
Both
Undeclared War
Both
Proxy War- fought indirectly by US & USSR
Both
Guerrilla Warfare: search and destroy/ sneak attacks
Vietnam
Occupied by France as a colony until French were removed in ‘54
Vietnam
Reunited under communist rule in ‘75: One Country
Vietnam
Struggle for independence from france
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh in North
Ngo Diem in South
Vietnam
Anti-War movement among college students
Vietnam
Referred to and the living room war
Vietnam
All out attack by Northern Vietnam: Supplied by China
Vietnam