Cold war "Wars"

Korean War

Proxy Wars

• This is where two opposing countries "U.S. and Soviet Union" support fighters that serve their interests instead of having a war against eachother.

• These were all about non-communism vs. communism

Multiple Choice

How did a proxy war help the U.S. to fight the Soviet Union

• helped an enemy of the soviet union to fight against the Soviet Union

• They helped a non communist side fight against a communist side

• They gave bombs to countries so they could bomb the Soviet Union

• Gave money to European countries who shared a border with communist countries

"Hotspots of Cold War"

• Korean War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Vietnam War

Multiple Choice

Which was NOT a hotspot of the Cold war

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Cuban Missile Crises

• The Alamo

Korean War 1950-1953

• When Japan surrendered to the Allies to end WW2 Japan's colony of Korea was split into two

• U.S controlled South Korea

• Soviet Union controlled North Korea

• Two parts were divided at the 38th parallel (38 degrees N latitude)

Multiple Choice

How was Korea divided

• East and West

• North and South

• North and East

• South and West

Multiple Choice

Which part of Korea was communist?

• South

• North

• East

• West

Multiple Choice

Which part of Korea was democratic

• North

• East

• South

• West

Korean War (1950-1953)

• In 1948 two governments were created in Korea

• N. Korea (communist)

• S. Korea (non-communist)

Korean War (1950-1953)

• N. Korean leader wanted to unite the two sides with communism

• N. Korea surprise attacked the border and sent S. Korea back and away from border

• United States and United Nations go to war against N. Korea to support S. Korea.

• They didn't want communism to spread through Asia (China had already become communist)

Multiple Choice

Who attacked who first to start the Korean War?

• Soviet Union attacked South Korea

• South Korea attacked North Korea

• North Korea attacked United States

• North Korea attacked South Korea

Korean War 1950-1953

• N. and S. Korea agree to an armistice (stop fighting) in 1953

• It doesn't actually end though because they don't agree on peace treaty.

• The borders really don't change from the start of the war

• They are still technically at war today!

Multiple Choice

What was the outcome of the war?

• N. Korea won and got some land

• S. Korea won and got some land

• The whole country became communist

• Nothing really changed