1. The Asian Tiger

3. China
• Long March: Zedong’s retreat from Jeishi, 1934
• Mao Zedong defeated anti-communists, Jeishi, in
1949
• Great Leap Forward: Zedong’s plan to rapidly
modernize China
• Women gain rights
• Marxism adapted to Confucianism
• Youth asked to experience Revolution
• China becoming tired of communism, 1970’s
• Make new friends, China/US relations improve
while Soviet Chinese relations fail

5. Quick Review
• The Cold War in Asia, after China fell
to communism
• China increased US “red scare/ red
tide”
• Increased Domino theory and US
determination to prevent further
communist regimes elsewhere

6. Korean War
• 1950-1953
• Tug of War- Pull people over the 38th
parallel.
• North Communist, supported by China and
Russia,
• North was the aggressor, invaded South
• South supported by UN and US
• Ended in ceasefire, 1953, pre-war
conditions.

8. Korean War Places
• Battle of Inchon-1950, US surprise
attack lead by Macarthur
• Fight for Pusan- City in deep south of
Korea
• Seoul – Capital of S. Korea

9. Vietnam War Overveiw
• Began between France and Vietnam
• France defeated at Dien Bien Phu and
forced to withdraw
• Vietnam split, North and South
• Ho Chi Minh vs. Diem
• US remained actively involved until 1965
• Fighting continued until 1975, last of US
troops left
• Saigon fell (capital of South) to
communists

11. Vietnam War Specifics
• Gulf of Tonkin- The mystery shot
• Operation Rolling Thunder- Bombs AWAY!
• Tet offensive- NOT a Holiday vacation
• Napalm- Agent Orange
• Guerrilla War- POP goes the Vietcong
• Cambodia and Laos- Neighborhood affair
• Ho Chi Minh trail- This way south
• Saigon- 3,2,1, and communist!

12. Mai Lai
• Example of US brutality
• Attacked civilians in Vietnam
• Shot, raped and pillaged the village
• Brought under penalty for War
Crimes

14. Tiananmen Square

16. Tiananmen Square Massacre
• 1989: Beijing, China
• Public frustrated with strict Communist
Regime and called for Democracy
• Students, Workers, and supporters of
Democracy held a demonstration in
Tiananmen Square
• Police attempted to clear out the
demonstrators
• Thousands killed, wounded,
arrested/tortured to show Communist had
control

17. 1989: Massacre in
Tiananmen Square
“Several hundred civilians have been shot dead by the
Chinese army during a bloody military operation to crush a
democratic protest in Peking's (Beijing) Tiananmen
Square.
Tanks rumbled through the capital's streets late on 3 June
as the army moved into the square from several
directions, randomly firing on unarmed protesters.”
“…But as the days passed, millions of people from all walks of life
joined in, angered by widespread corruption and calling for
democracy.
Tonight's military offensive came after several failed attempts to
persuade the protesters to leave.
Throughout the day the government warned it would do whatever it
saw necessary to clamp down on what it described as "social chaos".
But even though violence was expected, the ferocity of the attack
took many by surprise, bringing condemnation from around the
world…”

18. Results
• Showed brutality of Communist Regimes
• Scorn from Democratic Nations
• Call for end to Human Right’s violations
Issues Today
• One-Child policy
• Corruption and Criminal activity within the
Government
• Jailing opponents/ prison labor
• Dalai Lama

19. Asian Tigers
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore,
and Korea

20. Asian Tigers
• What is meant by the term, Asian
Tiger?
1980’s, four small Asian territories
that had growing industries and
“aggressive” economic growth
• Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and
South Korea were the four “Asian
Tigers”

22. One Party, Two Systems
• Way to add territory back to China
• Both Taiwan and Hong Kong had years of
ruling themselves without following the
Communist way of life
• Communists let Taiwan and Hong Kong
continue to govern themselves and run
their own economy, but had limited foreign
relations
• Was protected by China’s military
• Twain returned in 1990’s, Hong Kong
returned in 1997

23. Moving On
• Now that we have seen the Cold War in China, let’s move
to Latin America
• Using the handouts given, answer the following questions:
1. What was the Arms Race?
2. Who is Fidel Castro? What country is he associated with?
Is he alive today?
3. What did the US try to do in 1961 at the Bay of Pigs?
4. What is an embargo?
5. What country had nuclear missiles in Cuba?
6. Who was the leader of that country at the time?
7. Who was the leader of the US?
8. Summarize the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and what
were the end results?
9. How do Latin Americans feel about US intervention?