Japan, Korea and Vietnam

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Geography
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Korea the bridge between China and Japan

• Cultural diffusion occurred due to war and trade
• Koreans brought Buddhism to Japan Zen Buddhism
  spread throughout Japan
• Zen Buddhists value peace, simple living, nature
  and beauty
• Confucian ideas of family, loyalty and respect
  for learning took hold

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Global Interactions

• 1400s 1500s 1600s
• Korea traders Korea conquered Korea isolates
• travel all over by Japan from foreigners
• East Asia

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Korea

• At times China has taken over Korea
• Korea adapted Chinese Civil Service exams and the
  making of porcelain Celadon
• From China came Buddhism, Confucian ideas,
  writing, art styles and printing
• It was a cultural bridge to Japan

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Korean War 1950-1953

• After WW II Korea was divided at the 38th
  parallel. US occupied S. Korea and the Soviet
  Union occupied North Korea
• N. Korea invaded the South. UN forces prevented
  a takeover
• A truce was signed in 1953

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South Korea an Asian Tiger

• Favorable balance of trade
• Well educated skilled workforce
• High tariffs and strict regulation to limit
  foreign competition

• Four nations known as Asian Tigers Taiwan, Hong
  Kong, Singapore and South Korea
• Followed the Japanese model
• Rapid industrialization and prosperity
• Initially S. Korea exported inexpensive goods now
  they export high priced goods, such as autos.

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Korea Today

• North Korea is led by Kim Jong Un a communist
  dictator who has nuclear capability
• North Korea is a threat to peace in the region
• http//www.cnn.com/2015/05/05/asia/north-korea-det
  ained-student-interview/index.html

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Crisis in Vietnam

• Prior to WW II Vietnam was a French Colony
• After WW II the French tried to reassert control
• The Vietnamese resisted
• 1954 Vietnam was divided at 17th parallel.
• North Vietnam was ruled by communist leader Ho
  Chi Minh and the South was led by US backed
  non-communist Ngo Dinh Diem

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Ho Chi Minhs philosophy from Mao

• When guerrillas engage a stronger enemy, they
  with draw when he advances harass him when he
  stops strike him when he is weary pursue him
  when he withdraws. In guerrilla strategy, the
  enemys rear, flanks, and other vulnerable spots
  are his vital points, and there he must be
  harassed, attacked, dispersed, exhausted and
  annihilated.
• Mao Tse-tung

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Ho Chi Minh Trail

• The Ho Chi Minh Trail was a complex web of
  different jungle paths that enabled communist
  troops to travel from North Vietnam to areas
  close to Saigon.
• The National Liberation Front received about
  sixty tons of aid per day from this route.
• Most of this was carried by porters. Occasionally
  bicycles and ponies would also be used.

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Vietnamese success

• American forces are not able to defeat the North
  Vietnamese
• 1973 US pulls out
• 1975 North Vietnamese invade and capture Saigon.

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Vietnam Today

• Vietnam is united under communist control
• Entered into relations with the United States