History - korean and viatnamese wars Flashcards

1
Q

same 3 things about korea

A

kim joh un 11

north and south

38th parallel

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2
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what capitalism

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whatever you make is yours

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3
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whats communism

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everything you have has to be equal

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4
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what happened on the 2nd of september 1945

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japan surrendered to USA and the USSR had joined the war against japan

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5
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what in 1947 declared that the USA would do whatever they could to tromp communism spreading

A

The truman doctrine

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6
Q

explain phase 1 of korean war

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north pushed back southern troops back as far as pusan.

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7
Q

explain phase 2 of korean war

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11am e north koreans were then pushed back past the 38th parallel and they had retaken seoul

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8
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explain phases 3 in the korean war

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north pushed back past seoul

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9
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explain phases 4 of korean war

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Both North and south troops agreed to stop at the 38th parallel

  • 2 mile demilitarised zone on each side
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10
Q

what does stalemate mean

A

both sides cant do anything

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11
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armistice

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an agreement stop fighting

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12
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gains from the korean war

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saved south korea from communism -usa

stopped aggression - UN

lots of military help from ussr. - china

economic benefits - korea

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13
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losses from korean war

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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

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14
Q

what does vietnam border with

A

china and Thailand

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15
Q

when does the french take over vietnam at the start

A

1858

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16
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19153-61

A

Eizenhower

17
Q

1945-53

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Truman

18
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1961-63

A

Kennedy

19
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1963-69

A

Johnson

20
Q

1974-77

A

Ford

21
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1969-74

A

Nixon

22
Q

when was the geneva agreement

A

1954

23
Q

what was the geneva project

A

to decide the future of vietnam

24
Q

why did the North decide to attack the south

A

beacuse they wanted south to be communist

25
Q

what was the vietnam chong

A

National liberation front

26
Q

who made up the viet cong

A

80,000 vietnamese ——- new the terrain

all trained and equipped

spread revolution of communism

27
Q

what methods did viet cong use

A

ambushes

traps

tunnel systems — supplies and housing

28
Q

how was the viet cong supplied

A

Ho chi minh trail was formed in 1959

20-30 tons of supplies was moved per day in 1964
234 tons per day in 1965