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American History
AH.HI.G26 Guided Notes
Content Statement 26: The Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics.
38th Parallel
• Following World War II the U.S. and the Soviet Union divided the ____________________ controlled area of Korea at the _____________________
• North Korea would be ____________________
• South Korea would be ____________________
Korean War (1950-1953)
• ________________ Korea invades ___________________ Korea in 1950
• Truman’s original objectives were to __________________ communism and push the North Koreans back past the _________________________
• Stages of War:
o 1st Stage - N. Korea pushes S. Korea to ___________________ tip of country
o 2nd Stage – General Douglas ___________________ invades North Korea despite warnings from ____________________
o 3rd Stage – China enters war forcing the U.S. to make a decision (declare war on China? ____________________ supports it but __________________ does not)
o 4th Stage - ___________________
Bay of Pigs (1961)
• ___________ _______________led a successful communist revolution in Cuba during the 1950s
• The Bay of Pigs was sponsored by the __________ training Cuban _________________ to start a revolution to overthrow Castro
• 1,400 Cuban exiles were __________________ or __________________ in an unsuccessful attempt leaving the U.S. looking __________________
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
• The ______________ _______________ moved missiles in Cuba just _____ miles from the U.S.
• Missiles were found by U.S. _______________ _________________
• The U.S. ____________________ Cuba in an effort to remove the missiles
• Closest conflict to a full scale war between the U.S. and Soviet Union
Space Race (1955-1969)
• The Soviet Union launched _______________ the first __________________ in space in 1957
• As a result the U.S. launched the New Frontier and spent more money on science education
• The Soviets sent the first man so space while the United States was the first to orbit the earth (_______________ ___________________)
• Space race ended in 1969 when _____________ ________________ walked on the __________.
Vietnam
• Geography - hilly, thick ______________, ______________, and deltas.
• Controlled by _______________ prior to World War II
• Split following World War II (_____________ – communist, ______________ – democratic)
The Enemy
• NVA – North Vietnamese Army/___________ – Communist supporters living in South Vietnam
• Original objective of U.S. military was to ___________ South Vietnamese army in case of attack
• Difficult to distinguish _________________ from __________________
Ho Chi Minh Trail
• a vast network of jungle trails connecting _______________ and _______________ Vietnam
• VC used _________________ networks to hide and __________________ supplies
• _________________ ___________________ – could attack and flee unseen
War of Attrition
• hoped to ______________ the enemy
• Conducted “________________ ________ ________________” Missions
• ____________________ suffered greatly during these S and D missions
Tet Offensive
• Vietnamese ___________ _______________ (ceasefire) attacks in over 100 cities
• VC lost the offensive, but ________________ for US and S. Vietnam was weakened
Anti-War Movement
• organized ________________ in Washington DC
• protested _________________ and ________________ _________________
• burnt ____________ _______________
Hawks vs. Doves
• Hawks – supported U.S. involvement in Vietnam War
o Supported ____________________
o Criticized Johnson’s ________________ ______________
• Doves – Vietnam was not our business
o It was a _____________ ____________
o Said Johnson was sacrificing lives for an undeclared war
End of War
• Vietnamization – build up of _______________ Vietnamese Army
• Made South Vietnamese do more fighting to withdraw U.S. troops
• Reduce the __________________ of American troops
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