Monday-
Korean War- Split into two. Soviet Union took north we took the south. It was not supposed to stay split but it did.
MacArthur was fired for not obeying orders and wanting to use nuclear weapons. We fought along the border and then got a stop fire.
We massively destroyed North Korea.
North Korea had nuclear weapons and they do because they backed out of the nuclear non-perforation act.
United states North Korea South Korea China Soviet Union Japan- these countries talk to try and stop NK nuclear stuff.
Then they were taken off of the Axis- of evils list.
Kenneth Bae- was an American who got captured by North Korea and we just got him back.
Vietnam War- We were there to stop Communism.
Tuesday-
Geneva Conference- It was set up for elections. The elections were never really happened.
Ho Chi Minh-
Escalation-
Viet Cong- Our enemy communist that we fought in the south.
Guerrilla Warfare- They came out of the trees then retreated.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution- Said to not be real Johnson just was trying to get more into the war.
President Lyndon Johnson- He sent a lot of soldiers into the war.
General William Westmoreland- He was in charge of the war. He kept saying that we needed more troops.
Tet Offensive- Offensive movement by the enemy. The Vietnam would move into cities and load up guns and attack major cities.
Pentagon Papers-
Operation Rolling Thunder- We had non stop bombing on Vietnam. It was to destroy there will.
Ho Chi Minh Trail- The North Vietnamese would use this to bring supplies down to the Vietcong.
Agent Orange- Kills plants so it is easier for us to find them.
Napalm- It is a sticky fire substance.
My Lai Massacre- There were kids that were very young and elderly that were killed. They were also raped.
Vietnam War Protesters-
Kent St. University Protest- Young people were protesting the war. There war kids that were killed. The national guard football field was trapped and they were throwing rocks at them.
President Richard Nixon- Said that this war was going to go no where. Said we would get out of the war and then attacked other countries that made the people angry.
Vietnamization- Gradually we would pull out our troops and the Vietnamese would fight the war.
Paris Peace Accords-
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