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Artifact 1: 38th Parallel

• After WWII The 38th parallel was what separated North Korea and south Korea. The North was supplied by The Soviets While The South Was helped by America. On the 25th of June 1950 North Korea Crossed the 38th parallel With a Surprise attack Trying to takeover all of Korea. Soon after that the U.S Got involved And went to go help the South Koreans. They Pushed the north Koreans back into there territory and Signed a cease fire on July 1953 and set the boarder between North and South Korea at the 38th parallel.

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http://www.thenation.com/article/truman-doctrine-and-manifest-destiny

Artifact 2: Douglas MacArthur

• Douglas MacArthur was the commander of the un forces that fought in the Korean war. The UN force had a total of 15 differnt nations lead under him but mainly they where American Troops and Britain's troops. MacArthur fought the Koreans back to the 38th parallel.

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Image acquired at: http://www.history.com/photos/allied-military-leaders/photo4

Artifact 3: UN in Korea

• The united Nations was lead by MacArthur in the Korean war to push back the North Koreans and help the South Koreans Get there land back. They ended up pushing the North Koreans almost to the China Boarder where the Chinese reinforced the North Koreans which out numbered the Un and got pushed back to the 38th parallel where they signed a cease fire.

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nited-Nations-forces-fight-to-recapture-Seoul-South-Korea-from:

Artifact 4: AfterMath of The Korean War

• The Korean War ended with a cease fire and The Boarder became a DMZ. The North Was Lead by Kim Sung II Which was a dictator that built collective farm, Heavy industry, and Built up the military. After Kim Sung’s Death Kin Jong II took power in the Communist North and they began to have economy problems. While the South Koreans prospered, thanks partly to massive aid from the United States and other countries.

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http://www.northkoreanow.org/film-photo/photographs-aftermath-of-the-korean-war/

Artifact 5: Ho Chi Minh

• Ho Chi Minh was The Communist leader North Vietnam. He was the leader during the Vietnam war which was from 1946-1954. The South was defended by the Americans and the French. After that North Vietnam and South Vietnam separated at the 17 degrees north latitude. In the south America and France set up an anti communist government lead by Ngo Dinh Diem.

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chi-minh-in-laos-released/#.U1Ra6Ci9yHo

Artifact 6: Ngo Dihn Diem

• Ngo Dihn Diem was the leader of South Vietnam after the separation of North and South Vietnam. He Ruled he south as a dictator A lot of the south Vietnamese didn't’t like him and the Vietcong began to gain strength in South Vietnam and controlled large areas of the country side. In 1963,a group of south Vietnamese generals had diem assassinated.

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Artifact 7: South Vietnam in the war

• South Vietnam was mainly defended by The Americans and France. At the start of the war Vietnam Communist Where attacking the French with hit-and-run tactics Which eventually lead to Frances Surrender. The U.S. Seen that The Domino Theory Was going to take Place so we went to go back up the French. After the defeat they held a conference in Geneva That Discussed The Future of Indochina and how the new Vietnam board would be 17 degrees North Latitude.

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http://vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au/vietnam-war/australian-army-advisors.php

Artifact 8: Vietcong

• These where communist guerillas That Where Soldiers Trained in North Vietnam. The Vietcong began to gain power in south Vietnam country sides Who eventually assassinated Diem.

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Image acquired at: http://lifeofdoshie.authorsxpress.com/tag/vietcong/

Artifact 9: U.S In Vietnam

• The U.S. Entered the fight in August 1964. They entered the war because Patrol boats had attacked two U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. By 1965 185,000 U.S. Soldiers were sent to combat. The U.S. had the best-equipped army, but they weren't use to the terrain and the guerrilla tactics the north Vietnamese used. In the late 1960’s U.S. withdraws from the war.

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Image acquired at:http://www.fresher.ru/2013/03/29/ranee-ne-

publikovavshiesya-fotografii-vetnamskoj-vojny/

Artifact 10: Vietnamization

• Vietnamization was Nixon's plan for the U.S. troops to gradually pull out of South Vietnam. In 1973 two years later, the North Vietnamese overran South Vietnam. The war ended with 1.5million Vietnamese and 58,000 Americans lost their lives.

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http://www.upi.com/Archives/Audio/Events-of-1970/Vietnamization/

Artifact 11: U.S. In South Korea

• The U.S. in south Korea didn't’t just help the war, But after the war they helped there government and economy grow and helped the South Koreas become more industrialized nation. Today They are a lot more well of than the north Koreans and are more prosperous

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http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/korea/us-south-korean-joint-exercise-foal-eagle-largest-of-year-1.171657

Artifact 12: U.S. Home Soil During the Vietnam war

• A lot of the Americans back in America wanted the U.S. To pull out of the war. Many people didn't’t want the lose of Americans for conflicts that where going on on the other side of the war. This was one of the major reasons why America Withdrew from the war.

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http://blog.interexchange.org/career-training-usa/2012/05/10/u-s-involvement-in-the-vietnam-war/

Artifact 13: Khmer Rouge

• Khmer Rouge set up a brutal Communist government in Cambodia lead by Pol Pot. They tried to transform Cambodia into a communist society by killing 2million people which was almost a quarter of Cambodia's population.

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Image acquired at:http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-

conflicts/cambodian-genocide

Artifact 14: Pol Pot

• Pol Pot’s was the leader of the Khmer Rouge he wanted to setup a communist government in Cambodia and he killed 2million Cambodians but soon the Vietnamese invaded in 1978. After that Khmer Rouge got token down and a more democratic system took place.

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Image acquired at:http://madmonarchist.blogspot.com/2010/11/enemy-

of-monarchy-pol-pot.html

Artifact 15: Vietnam invadeds Cambodia

• The Vietnamese invaded Cambodia in 1978. They overthrew the Khmer Rouge and installed a less repressive government. Vietnamese withdrew in 1989. in 1993 under the supervision of UN Peacekeepers, Cambodia adopted a democratic constitution. After that they started to hold elections.

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athttp://cam111.com/photonews/2012/03/29/140313.html

Artifact 16:Vietnam Post war

• After 1975 North Vietnamese imposed tight control over the South. They sent thousands of people to "reeducation camps” for training in communist thought. They also nationalized industries and strictly controlled businesses. Communist oppression caused 1.5 million people to flee Vietnam. Many Vietnamese left on bots to flee they fled by the thousands and thousands died on the boats

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Terry Hulett

Terry Hulett I am a 16 year old student that goes to the Clear Springs High school. I am currently taking world history in Mr. Collins classEmail- tj.hulett16@yahoo.com

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