<p> Korean War: Now, using your Atlas page 100-101, answer the following question:</p><p>When did China become a Communist nation? Notice on Atlas p. 100, the map shows how South Korea was practically swallowed up by North Korea between June-Sept. 1950. On page 101 When did North Korea attack South Korea? however, when U.S. & U.N. forces entered the conflict in Sept. 1950, how we What did President Truman do after that? pushed North Korea back as far as the China border. What did China do in November 1950? How did American troops help? On the map, draw a line on where the Armistice line (Truce What did China do as U.S. and U.N. troops neared their border? Line) is established in July 1953.</p><p>What happened to the U.S. and U.N. troops? Why do you think this line is called the 38th Parallel? The battle line settled in a ______in June ______, and the new U.S. President ______, reached an ______agreement in July ______. </p><p>How many U.S. soldiers died in Korea? </p><p>Review: How did the Korean War end? Review: How did the Korean War What does this mean? (BB 67) War end?</p><p>The Vietnam War: Notice how close Vietnam is to Communist China.</p><p>The Vietnam was considered the ______, ______Cold War conflict. </p><p>Why did the United States intervene?</p><p>Who were the Vietnamese trying to resist?</p><p>Who helped them?</p><p>What happened after Vietnam defeated the French? </p><p>Why did America begin sending in so many troops?</p><p>Why did many Americans become divided about the war? Basically the Vietnam War ended in what is called a ______-______Agreement. What does that mean? (BB 69) What happened in 1973? Analyze the picture below. What do you think American school children The Cuban Missile Crisis were doing this regularly in the 1950’s? America and Cuba are less than ______miles apart and had always been on good terms.</p><p>What happened in 1959?</p><p>Examine the map below. What do you think the circular lines across the How did the U.S. try to “oust” Castro? United States indicate? </p><p>Did it work?</p><p>What happened a few months later?</p><p>Soviet Premier Khrushchev is the leader of the Soviet Union by this time (Oct. 1962) What did he refuse to do? </p><p>Special Notes: Both the U.S. and the Soviet Union Stockpiled nuclear What did President John F. Kennedy do in return? weapons. They both believed that this would keep the other from firing the first missile. This policy is known as MAD-Mutual Assured Destruction. Did it work?</p><p>How were the next 13 days described? Did you know that the Soviet Union did not start this crisis? We did! But your U.S. History books won’t tell you that. The fact is, the United States had placed missiles in Turkey. When the Soviet Union found out, they thought “two can play this game”. The United States has made a point to make sure What did the Soviet Union do in response to the U.S. this small (but major) detail has been left out of most history books. Why do you think the U.S. would not want our citizens to know who started the ______Blockade? whole Cuban Missile Crisis? </p>