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15 Cards in this Set
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Communist Party of Indochina
Section of the Communist International 1930-43 |
-Accepted Comintern directives
-Benefited from Comintern aid: training, money, propaganda, sanctuary |
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NSC-68 Areas of Concern with Indochina
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-Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) at war with France 12-46
-Ho Chi Minh: Comintern agent, member of the Communist Party of France (PCF) and Communist Party of China (CPC) |
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Events in Indochina during Cold War
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-12/49 DRV announced alignment with Peoples Republic of China and USSR
- Soviet-bloc aid began reaching Vietnam via China |
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Ho Chi Minh and Indochina
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-Most famous Vietnamese communist
-Founding member of PCF -Longtime association with Comintern: trained comintern schools, public association, and department of international communications (OMS) -Member of CPC: Chinese Red Army 1930's |
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Impact of Chinese Revolution
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-DRV now bordered on communist country
-CPC: Longstanding ties to Vietnamese communists -Ma: view of security, ambitions, opportunity -Soviet-bloc assistance to DRV via China |
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Background of Korea War
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-Colonization by Japan
-World War II: August 1945 Soviet entry into war vs Japan, Occupation (USSR in North, US in South) |
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Korean War: Emergence of 2 Korean States
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SOUTH
-Republic of Korea (ROK) -American occupation badly planned -ROK established 1948 -Unstable NORTH -Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) -Communist administration put in place by Soviets -KIM II Sung -"Soviet Koreans" |
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Korean War: Tensions on Korean Peninsula
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COMMUNIST REBELLION IN SOUTH
-Cheju do (4/3/48) -Mutinies in ROK Army -Guerrillas in mountains -Soviet-bloc/ North Korean aid to rebels -American involvement on ROK side FIGHTING ALONG 38th PARALLEL 49-50 -Soviet advisers with N. Koreans -American advisers w S. Koreans |
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Korean War: Invasion Proposed
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KIM II SUNG
-Wanted to unify all Korea under DPRK -Needed assistance STALIN -Opposed at first as too risky -Approved -World situation in favor USSR: Soviet A-bomb (9/49), CPC victory (10/49) |
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Korean War: Assistance to North Korean Invasion
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USSR
-Advisers: trained N.Koreans, reconnaissance order No.1 -Provided much of weaponry: aircraft, tanks |
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Outbreak of Korean War
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-North Korean invasion
-US response: Defend ROK, Naval protection of Taiwan -UN back -South Korea held -UN advance into North Korea -Chinese intervention |
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IRAN
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-Background: Anglo-Soviet occupation in 1941, American presence, US/UK withdrew end World War II
-Continued Soviet presence -Pro-Soviet regimes in Azerbaijan/Kurdistan -US: Iran much less threatening than USSR -American support for Iran (UNSC) -Soviet withdrawal -Iranian government crushed pro-Soviet regimes |
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TURKEY
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-Previously USSR satisfied
-Turkish neutrality most of WWII -Soviet demands: Turkish straits (would be a major trading area for them), Areas bordering USSR (Georgia, Armenia) -Soviet-Bulgarian military maneuvers -Turkey turned to the US for help--> led to Truman Doctrine |
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GREEK CIVIL WAR, 1946-49
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BACKGROUND:
-German Occupation, 1941-1944 -"First Round" -British and royal government returned 1944 -"Second Round" 12/44 -Truce FIGHTING RESUMED 1946 -KKE aided by USSR and East European Allies |
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Berlin Blockade, 1948-49
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-Berlin divided into four zones end World War II
-By 2/48 Western countries moving toward creation separate West German state -Soviet blockade: Anglo-American airlift. Lifted 5/49 |
