A level History

Ideology, Conflict and Retreat

Section 1: The Korean War, 1950–53: causes, course and consequences

• The causes of the Korean War: the Cold War
• The causes of the Korean War: North Korean aggression
• The course of the Korean War, June–November 1950
• The course of the Korean War, November 1950–April 1951
• Armistice negotiations
• The impact of the Korean War

Section 2: The ideological struggle in south-east Asia in the early 1950s

• Imperial decline in south-east Asia
• US involvement in south-east Asia, 1950–54
• The Geneva Peace Conference, 1954
• The foundation of SEATO

Section 3: Growing US participation in Vietnam, 1954–68

• Eisenhower: limited intervention
• The relationship between the USA and Diem
• Kennedy: motivation for continuing involvement in Vietnam
• Kennedy: deepening involvement in Vietnam
• Johnson: initial escalation
• The nature of the Vietnam War
• Johnson: massive escalation
• The significance of the Tet Offensive
• Public opinion and the cost of the War

Section 4: The Nixon presidency and the withdrawal of US forces, 1969–73

• Nixon and Vietnamisation
• Achieving ‘peace with honour’: Nixon’s military strategy
• Achieving ‘peace with honour’: Nixon’s diplomatic strategy
• The impact of the anti-war movement
• The end of the Vietnam War