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The USA in Asia 1945-1975 Vivienne Sanders

The USA in Asia 1945-1975 By Vivienne Sanders

The USA in Asia 1945-1975 by Vivienne Sanders


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Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series.

The USA in Asia 1945-1975 Summary

The USA in Asia 1945-1975 by Vivienne Sanders

Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS and A2 level history specifications, alongside exam-style practice questions and tips to help students achieve their best. The series: - Ensures students gain a good understanding of the AS and A2 level history topics through an engaging, in-depth and up-to-date narrative, presented in an accessible way. - Aids revision of the key A level history topics and themes through frequent summary diagrams - Gives support with assessment, both through the books providing exam-style questions and tips for AQA, Edexcel and OCR A level history specifications and through FREE model answers with supporting commentary at Access to History online (www.accesstohistory.co.uk) The USA in Asia 1945-75 This title combines content from The USA and Vietnam 1945-75 and new content about the Korean War to give a comprehensive and engaging coverage of the history of the United States involvement in Asia 1945-75. The book examines major questions such as: - What was the nature of the ideological struggle in south east Asia in the early 1950s? - What were the causes, course and consequences of the Korean War? - Why did the US become increasingly involved in Vietnam from 1954-68? - What led to the US withdrawal from Vietnam during the Nixon Presidency? - Why did the US fail to win the Vietnam War?

About Vivienne Sanders

Vivienne Sanders has written extensively and successfully on American history in the Access to History series. She taught A Level History for over 30 years, mostly in independent schools, and is now retired.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Cold War Context 1 Overview: Two US Wars in Asia 2 The Cold War to 1949 3 The Cold War comes to Asia (1949) 4 Overview of the Korean War (1950-3) 5 Overview of the Vietnam War (1946-75) Chapter 1 Causes of the Korean War 1 Korea Before 1945 2 Korea 1945-9 3 The US Position on Korea in Early 1950 4 The Korean Civil War 5 The Soviets, the Chinese and the Outbreak of the Korean War 6 The US Entry into the Korean War 7 Key Debates on the Korean War Chapter 2 The Course of Events in the Korean War in 1950 1 The internationalisation of the War 2 The Military Situation, June-September 1950 3 Inchon and New American War Aims 4 Key Debate: Why China Intervened in the Korean War 5 The Fighting in Korea, October-December 1950 6 Key Debate: How well did General MacArthur do in Korea? Study Guide Chapter 3 Ending the Korean War, 1951-3 1 Winter 1950-1: A Change of Leadership 2 MacArthur's Dismissal 3 Chinese Aims in 1951 4 The Signing of the Armistice in 1953 5 The Results and Significance of the Korean War: The Impact on American Society and Politics 6 The Results and Significance of the Korean War: The Impact on US Foreign Policy Chapter 4 Vietnam and Foreigners Before 1953 1 Ho Chi Minh and Vietnamese Nationalism 2 The United States and Vietnam, 1941-5 3 The Reasons for the Early American Involvement in Vietnam 4 'These Situations...Have a Way of Snowballing' 5 Key Debates on the Rruman Years Chapter 5 Eisenhower and Two Vietnams 1 Ho, Giap and the French Failure in Indochina 2 Dienbienphu: The Debate over American Intervention 3 The Geneva Conference on Indochina, 1954 4 Two Vietnams and Two Leaders 5 Assessment of Eisenhoer's Policy 6 Key Debates Study Guide Chapter 7 'Johnson's War?' 1 Why Johnson Continues US Involvement in the War 2 How Johnson was Able to Escalate the War 3 Why did Johnson Escalate the American Involvement in Vietnam? 4 'Where Are We Going?' 5 Was it 'Johnson's War'? 6 Key Debates Study Guide Chapter 8 Why the USA Failed: I - The People in Vietnam 1 The Vietnamese 2 The Americans in Vietnam 3 Key Debates Chapter 9 Why the USA Failed: II - US Politicians and People 1 Problems with Johnson's Aims and Methods 2 Why and How Johnson was Forced to Retreat 3 Johnson's Last Months 4 Conclusions about Johnson and the War Study Guide Chapter 10 1969-73: Nixon - Diplomatic Genius or Mad Bomber? 1 Nixon's Changing Views on Vietnam 2 President Nixon, Kissinger and the Vietnam Problem 3 Vietnam 1969-71 4 1972 - Getting Re-elected 5 Assessment of Nixon's Vietnam Policy 6 Key Debate Study Guide Chapter 11 Conclusions: The USA in Asia 1950-73 1 Why the United States was Involved in Asia 1950-73 2 The Role of Congress, Public Opinion and the Press 3 The Achievements of the United States in Asia, 1950-73

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GOR005039858
9781444110098
1444110098
The USA in Asia 1945-1975 by Vivienne Sanders
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hodder Education
20100625
248
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