NUTR 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Proxy War, Smith Act, Hollywood Blacklist
8 Aug 2018
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At the end of wwii, korea is divided at the 38th parallel (japanese colonialism, Koreans have no say (negotiations are between us and su) Us-un support of south korea to stop communist advance. Mission: rollback (not just containment) of communism in korea + unification of. Korea under non-communist govt (north: unification of korea under communist govt) Death tolls: est. up to 1/10 of all koreans. Towards the end of the war, us threatens use of nuclear weapons in korea (ultimately decide not to, but the threat is always there) Meanwhile: us support for french in indochina. Us commitment to battling communist nationalists wherever they might. Ho chi minh requests us support for vietnamese independence. Minh quotes us declaration of independence - ppl are pop up around the world disappointed when the us decides to support french colonialists instead. Ends in stalemate (korea is still divided at the 38th parallel) Shows the way in which us national security policies/ideas about.
