The Cold War Heats Up

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The Cold War Heats Up! Think about: Which superpower was more successful in achieving its aims as the Cold War “heated up”?

China Goes Communist… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Civil War!! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How did Americans feel about China?? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Korean War ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The 2 Nations by 1948… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

North Attacks South… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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He’s baaaaaaaaack… MacArthur In charge of US forces in the Pacific and of the occupation of Japan, he was appointed commander of the joint forces in Korea.

BLUE AREA IS THE PORTION OF SOUTH KOREA UNDER US/ROK CONTROL AUG 1950

The US in Korea ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],No Gun Ri -up to 400 South Korean civilians gathered by the bridge were killed by US forces from the 7th Cavalry Regiment. Some were shot above the bridge, on the railroad tracks. Others were strafed by US planes. More were killed under the arches in an ordeal that local survivors say lasted for three days. ( BBC – Cold War )

SEPT. 29 TH : SEOUL IS LIBERATED OCT 19 TH : PYONGYANG CAPTURED OCT 25 TH : UN TROOPS APPROACHED THE YALU RIVER P.R.C. BEGAN TO ISSUE WARNINGS

The Chinese Fight Back! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CHINESE CROSSED THE YALU RIVER : 350,000 MEN & 15,000 SOVIET MADE TANKS

Problems at Home ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],"old soldiers never die; they just fade away." General Douglas MacArthur: Farewell Address to Congress delivered April 19, 1951

Settling for a Stalemate ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Closing… ,[object Object],US and N. Korea Today – A remnant of the Cold War

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