1. The Cold War
Proxy Wars

2. How did the tension of the Cold War play out in proxy wars?
Essential QUestion
How did the tension of the Cold War play out in proxy wars?

3. VocaBUlary
Third World Proxy Wars

4. activator
Brainstorm: Other than the Soviet Union, what other people, places, or things come to your mind when you think of communism?

5. What was happening in China after World War II?
DISCUSS-RevieW
What was happening in China after World War II?

6. ChinEsE Civil War
Chinese Civil War resumes immediately after WWII
Which sides would you guess the U.S. & USSR support?
p. 451

7. COLD War sides
The 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
VS.

8. DISCUSS
What comes to your mind when you hear the term “third world country”? What countries might be associated with this term?

9. thrEE Worlds First World Second World Third World LATIN AMERICA ASIA
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 AMERICA
ASIA
AFRICA

10. DISCUSS
What Third World country near China would next become the focus of the Cold War? (Hint: Think Kim Jung Un)

11. 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?

12. Proxy War in KorEa Post WWII Korean War (1950-53)
1949 – U.S. & USSR withdraw their troops from Korea
Soviet Union begins supplying North Korea with weapons
Korean War ( )
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

13. KorEan War

14. KorEan War

15. KorEan War

16. DISCUSS
The Korean War is one of many Proxy Wars fought during the Cold War. Define: Proxy Wars

17. Proxy Wars
Proxy Wars Wars between opposing superpowers where they use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly

18. Proxy Wars
Even though the Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea, it was really fought between the United States and China/Soviet Union
NORTH
KOREA
VS.
VS.
SOUTH
KOREA

19. DISCUSS
What other famous war involved the United States and was fought in Asia during the Cold War?

20. What do you know about the Vietnam War?
DISCUSS
What do you know about the Vietnam War?

21. Vietnam War
Similar 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
NORTH
VIETNAM
VS.
VS.
SOUTH
VIETNAM

22. 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

23. Why do you think the United States got involved in Vietnam?
DISCUSS
Why do you think the United States got involved in Vietnam?

24. 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
– U.S. troops fight with the South against the North
– U.S. begin removing troops (Vietnamization)
1975 – North defeats south and Vietnam becomes communist

25. How do you think Vietnam becoming communist impacted the world?
DISCUSS
How do you think Vietnam becoming communist impacted the world?

26. Impact oF vietnam War VS. 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.

27. DISCUSS
Where else do the U.S. and the Soviet Union battle in proxy wars? (See Textbook, p. 550)

28. Proxy Wars

29. Proxy Wars

30. Proxy Wars

31. Proxy Wars

32. Proxy Wars

33. Proxy Wars

34. Which countries were now communist by 1975?
DISCUSS
Which countries were now communist by 1975?

35. Proxy Wars

36. DISCUSS
Which countries in danger of becoming communist remained democratic by 1975?

37. Proxy Wars

38. DISCUSS
Who is this man?

39. CHE Che Guevara Background
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

40. What Latin American nation is the most famous for being communist?
DISCUSS
What Latin American nation is the most famous for being communist?
CUBA

41. TOMORROW Brinkmanship & The Cuban Missile Crisis Read Ch. 17, Sec 4.
Cold War Divides the World
Watch
X-Men: First Class

42. SUMMARIZE
Discuss How would you rate the success of the Truman Doctrine at this point?