1. 3/11
What does it mean to contain something? When we contain something, what are we trying to prevent from happening? (think about containers or football defenses.)
One sentence

2. 3/12 Why was the United States so worried about communism?
3 sentences please!!

3. 3/13
Tell me about a time when you tried to stop something from happening, but that thing still ended up happening regardless of what you did.
Three Sentences !!

4. Group Compare and Contrast
Korean War is Different
Same
Vietnam War is Different

5. Korea Activity
The assignment is divided into 3 parts. Each part is worth 1/3 or 33.33%
Map: Use page 710 in your Social Studies book
Questions: Use your Coach Book page 188 to answer
Mini Essay: Use the things to consider when you are answering this question.

6. Containment of Communism

7. Containment of Communism
Containment: keeping something from spreading
U.S. wanted to stop the spread of communism around the world.
Korean and Vietnam Wars were fought to contain communism.
VS.

10. Nationalism
A strong devotion to one’s country and its right to rule itself.
India
Vietnam
?No Country? ? ?
Gandhi
Kurds
Ho Chi Minh

11. Korean War Japan had ruled Korea as a colony since 1910
After WWII Japan lost a lot of their land, including Korea.
Korea was up for grabs.

12. Korean War USSR (Russia) took the North United States took the South
The war went back and forth, but neither side was able to gain an advantage.
The war ended in an Armistice, or an agreement to stop fighting.

15. Vietnam
The French held Vietnam as a colony along with other countries in INDOCHINA.
The French did not want to give up Vietnam because:
It made them money
They didn’t think that Vietnam was ready to rule themselves.
They felt if they left, another country would make Vietnam their colony.

16. Vietnam Ho Chi Minh was the leader of Vietnam’s independence movement.
He was a communist
Vietnam forced France out
The United States stepped in….

17. Vietnam A large part of the U.S. public did not support the war.
U.S. withdrew our troops.
North Vietnam took over all of Vietnam.