US Wars in Asia PPT

1. Wars in Asia and the Middle East
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Wars in Asia and the Middle East:
A Common Core Unit
By: Dean Berry, Ed. D.
Gregg Berry, B.A.
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3. Introduction
This unit of study will
help you learn the
following important
common core
curriculum standards.
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4. Common Core Writing Standard
Write informative/explanatory
texts to examine a topic and
convey ideas and information
clearly.

5. Text Types and Purposes
Write arguments to support
claims in an analysis of
substantive topics or texts using
valid reasoning and relevant and
sufficient evidence

6. Speaking and Listening
Engage effectively in a range of
collaborative discussions with
diverse partners on topics and
texts, building on others’ ideas and
expressing their own clearly

7. Production and Distribution of
Writing
 Develop and strengthen writing as
needed by planning, revising, editing,
rewriting, or trying a new approach.
 Use technology, including the
internet, to produce and publish
writing as well as to interact and
collaborate with others.

8. Research
 Conduct short as well as more sustained
research projects to answer a question or solve
a problem; synthesize multiple sources on the
subject, demonstrating understanding of the
subject under investigation
 Gather relevant information from multiple print
and digital sources, using advanced searches
effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of
each source, and integrate the information while
avoiding plagiarism

9. Take Notes
As we proceed through
this unit of study, you will
need to take careful
notes. The information
you gather will be useful
in completing research
projects.
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10. Part One
View, Read, and Think

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After World War II ended,
revolutions in China brought a
communist controlled
government.
By 1950 China had sponsored
communism in North Korea and
wanted to help expand
communism to all of Korea.

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The United States came to the
assistance of South Korea, and
China backed the communists
in North Korea.
This conflict became known as
the Korean War.

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With the United Nations and
the U.S. on one side and China
and North Korea on the other
side, the Korean War lasted
four years and left Korea
divided in half with troops on
both sides of the border
waiting for the next invasion.

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North Korea today is a very
isolated country that spends most
of its money on a huge military
and the development of nuclear
weapons.
The U.S. is still ready to deal with
a possible attack from a nuclear
North Korea.
Have you heard about North
Korea in the news lately?

16. Kim Jong Un was appointed
December 17, 2011 by his ill
father who inherited power from
his father.

17. Kim Jong Un threatens to use
nuclear weapons against the
United States

18. The Next Big War
Ten years after the Korean
War communism was
threatening areas of
Southeast Asia.
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By 1964 Communist China again
was trying to spread communism
by supporting communist rebels
in North Vietnam.
The U.S. and its allies sent troops
and supplies to help the
Vietnamese government fight off
the communist rebels.

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21. American soldiers fought the North
Vietnamese army for ten years.

22. Fighting in the jungle and in
rice paddies proved very difficult
for our soldiers.

23. In addition to the enemy,
American soldiers had to fight
off mosquitoes and disease.

24. As the war dragged on, more
and more Americans began to
question the need to fight in
Vietnam.

25. By the time the war was over,
more than 47,000 American
soldiers had died in combat.

26. Many young soldiers suffered
horrible, life long injuries or never
made it home again.

27. Some young men who were
opposed to the war went to
Canada to escape the draft.

28. Discuss
 What was the “draft”?
 Did everyone serve in the military?
 Was the draft fair?
 What would you do if you were drafted?
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29. A special memorial wall in
Washington D.C. lists the names
of all 47,000 soldiers who died
in the war.

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In Vietnam the U.S. worried
that if the Vietnamese
government fell to
communist control, that the
rest of the Asian countries
would become communist
and threaten the remaining
free world.

31. Class Discussion
 Have you ever seen thousands of
dominoes lined up so they would keep
falling for hundreds of feet?
 Let’s take a look at the idea of the
“domino effect” as people applied it to the
countries of Southeast Asia.
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33. Class Discussion
 What is communism?
 How is a Communist country like China
different from the United States?
 How might your life be different under a
communist style government?
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The War in Vietnam lasted for
nearly ten years, but resulted
in the United States and its
allies withdrawing from
Vietnam as the communist
guerrillas from North Vietnam
took control of all of Vietnam.

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Class Discussion
Do you think the war in Vietnam
was necessary?
Was the war in Vietnam successful for
the United States? Why?

37. From Peace to War
For years, extremist groups in the Middle
East attacked American and European
interests abroad. Groups like Al Qaeda
attempted many suicide missions to harm
westerners. Then a well organized group
attacked America.
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38. Terrorists from Al Qaeda Struck
at America’s Heart
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39. Two hijacked airplanes were
flown into the Twin Towers.
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40. America’s free and democratic
society was under siege.
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41. A terrorist attack on
United States soil
shocked Americans.
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42. The United States Pentagon was also
bombed on September 11,2001
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43. Thousands of Americans Died
on September 11, 2001
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44. Wanted: Dead or Alive
A terrorist leader named
Osama Bin Laden
devised the plan to bomb the
United States on September
11,2001.
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45. Osama Bin Laden:
Leader of Al Qaeda
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After the terrorist’s attack on
September 11, 2001, killed
thousands of Americans, the
United States needed to find the
terrorists’ training sites in the
middle east and eliminate them.
To do this, the U.S. sent troops to
Afghanistan to eradicate the Al
Qaeda training camps.

47. For years an Islamic extremist group called
the Taliban had been gaining control of areas
of Afghanistan and replacing civil law with
their own brand of Islamic law. Their goal
was to create a country ruled by religious law
rather than elected leaders. By 2001, the
Taliban controlled 90% of Afghanistan. The
Taliban embraced other extremist, anti-
western groups such as Al Qaeda.
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48. Within a few weeks of
September 11, 2001, the U.S.
attacked Afghanistan.

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The United States was
worried that support for Anti
U.S. terrorism might result
in the establishment of
dangerous governments
sponsoring terrorism
throughout the Middle East
and North Africa.

50. Are the terrorists
playing dominoes?
The “Domino Theory” led the U.S. and its
allies to engage in the Vietnam War to keep
other Southeast Asian countries from falling
like dominoes into the communist sphere of
influence. Does this theory apply today in
the Middle East and North Africa?
Let’s take a look.
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52. Class Discussion
Let’s evaluate the domino theory and see if
it might apply in today’s world.
Do you think the domino theory applies to
the threat of terrorist activity in the Middle
East and North Africa? Explain
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The United States was also
worried that Iraq, under Saddam
Hussein, was developing weapons
of mass destruction.
When Iraq refused to allow United
Nations Inspectors to review all
possible nuclear sites, the U.S.
decided to take military action
against Iraq.

54. Saddam Hussein: Military
dictator of Iraq

55. Saddam has had a bloody past
killing thousands of Kurds in
Northern Iraq.

56. Iraq Attack!
After months of negotiations between the
United Nations and Iraq, it became clear
that Saddam Hussein was unwilling to allow
United Nations inspectors full access to
suspected weapon sites. The game of cat
and mouse came to an end with no
conclusive evidence about weapons of mass
destruction. On March 20, 2003, the United
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57. Let’s Talk About
Evidence?
What do we mean when we say “conclusive
evidence”?
What should we do when someone refuses
to “fork over” the evidence” if they are
suspected of a serious and life threatening
crime?
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Before the war in Iraq began, many
Americans debated the reasons for
staying out of Iraq or taking military
action.
Ultimately, President Bush decided to
invade Iraq, seize expected weapons of
mass destruction, secure the large oil
fields, and declare victory in a short war.
Unfortunately, it did not turn out that
way.

59. The mighty military of the
U.S. went into Iraq with
“Shock and Awe”

60. American soldiers entered
Baghdad and tore down a
monument of Saddam Hussein.

61. With Hussein deposed and in
hiding, the U.S. military
occupied Iraq for years.

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American troops did not
find any weapons of mass
destruction, and the war
lasted for almost ten years
instead of a few months!

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Discuss
Do you think that the
U.S. should have gone
to war in Iraq? Why or
why not?

64. Iraq was a very
unpopular war.

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Discuss
What were some of the
problems that the U.S.
encountered during the
invasion of Iraq?

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Iraq Problems

67. In addition, the war cost
American taxpayers over a
trillion dollars.

68. After years of bloodshed, many
Americans became weary of the
war in Iraq.

69. After helping the Iraqi people secure their
own democratic government, the U.S.
turned over control to the Iraqi government
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70. Exit From Iraq
 BY December of 2011, the United States
had pulled all fighting military forces out
of Iraq. The Iraq police and military were
left to fight off the terrorists who were still
attempting to bring down the
democratically elected government,
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71. Even today Iraq is beset with
daily terrorist attacks against
the government and civilians.

72. The War Effort Shifts
to Afghanistan
With troops pulled out of Iraq, the
United States focused exclusively
on the terrorists in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan
The terrorists who attacked
the U.S. trained in
Afghanistan and were
directly connected to local
Al Qaeda militants.

74. The War in Afghanistan
Now that the U. S. was out of Iraq,
American troops concentrated all of their
effort on removing the terrorist groups from
Afghanistan and helping the civilian
government protect their people. The
American military strategy was to greatly
increase the number of “boots on the
ground” and drone strikes to help defeat the
enemy.
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75. Let’s Define Some Terms
 What is meant by “boots on the ground”?
 What are drone strikes?
 What kind of military strategy do you think
should have been used in Afghanistan?
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76. Iran and Pakistan provided assistance
to the terrorists in Afghanistan making
the war effort far more difficult for the
U.S.

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Iran and Pakistan armed
Al Qaeda and the Taliban
and provided them with
training and hiding areas.

78. To make matters worse, Iraq is made
up of three major ethnic groups that
distrust and dislike each other: Kurds in
the north, Sunnis in the center, and
Shiites in the south.

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80. For ten years, American soldiers
have risked their lives fighting
the terrorists.

81. Who is the enemy? Supporters and
terrorists look and dress the same.

82. The last U.S. troops will be out of
Afghanistan by December 31, 2013. It is
hoped that the Afghan government will be
strong enough to fight off the terrorist
groups without the U.S. military.

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Future terrorists’ attacks
on the U.S. still remain a
real possibility.

84. Armed terrorists that hate the United
States are being trained in various
terrorist friendly countries.

85. Discuss
Could terrorists bring more attacks to U.S.
soil?
How might the terrorists attack America?
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The United States and
other democratic
countries will need to
remain vigilant and
prepare for any future
terrorist attacks.

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Modern Wars Test 1
1. When the U.S. invaded this country, the
U.S. did not find the weapons of mass
destruction.
2. The cause of this war was to stop the North
from invading the South and to stop the
spread of Communism.
3. In this war Communist China provided military
training, supplies and equipment to the North.
4. This war killed 8,000 Americans and cost 2
billion dollars.
5. The U.S. was neutral during the first three
years and did not enter the war until 1917.

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Modern Wars Test 2
1. Too few troops available to fight the
Afghanistan War
2. Crop dusters over cities
3. Isolation: let’s build a wall around our
country for protection
4. Water, land, oil, and trade
5. Japan, Russia, United States