Conflict and Tension in Asia

• The French in Vietnam statistics

  In 1945, almost 2 million Vietnamese people starved to death
• American involvement for French

  - in 1950, Truman spend $15 million in military aid to French

  - by 1954 had spent $3 billion helping French

  - provides 80% war equipment used by French
• American ARVN involvement statistic

  - Kennedy sent 800 advisors to ARVN

  - Eisenhower sent 700 advisors to ARVN

  - $40 million sent in 1961 to train ARVN
• Dien Bien Phu statistic

  - During 57 days, 3000 French troops killed and 8000 wounded

  - 8000 Vietminh soldiers killed and 12000 wounded
• China involvement in Dien Bien Phu statistic

  sent 20,000 bikes
• Locals support in Dien Bien Phu statistic

  240,000 civilians carried equipment for attack
• Diems rule statistic


  - 100,000 sent to prison camps for opposing his election

  - May 1963 - 9 buddhists shot dead during demonstration

  - cheated in 1955 election to get 98.2% of vote
• Vietcong statistic


  By 1964 there were over 100,000 Vietcong in the South
• Vietcong tactics statistic


  - around 51% of American casualties were caused by Vietcong ambushes

  -tunnels stretched 300 km

  - 1966-1971, killed 27,000 civilians and government workers
• Vietcong rule statistic


  By 1963, Vietcong controlled around 40% of rural South Vietnam areas
• American soldiers involvement statistic(Vietnam)

  In March 1965, 3500 marines arrived in Vietnam

  By 1968, there were over 500,000 US troops in South Vietnam

  By 1970 only 280,000

  By 1971 only 140,000

  - 300 US helicopters+pilots sent in 1961

  -2 million joined through draft
• Average age of US soldier in Vietnam

  19
• American money involvement statistic(Vietnam)

  -$1.6 billion in 1950's

  -by 1967 $30 billion a year

  - spent over $170 billion on war($1 trillion nowadays)
• American protests statistics

  - 500,000 gathered in Washington
• Media statistic in Vietnam

  - TV owernship jumped - 55.7% in 1954, 83.2% in 1958, 93% by 1961

  - In 1964, survey said 60% of American got news from TV
• US planes in Vietnam statistic

  Over 1400 US planes shot down between 1965 and 1968
• Bombing statistic


  3 times as much explosive was dropped on Vietnam than on Germany and Japan in whole WW2
• Operation Rolling Thunder statistic

  By November 1968, 900,000 tonnes of bombs had been dropped and 90,000 killed
• Tet offensive statistic


  - Launched by 84,000 Vietcong soldiers

  -Over 10,000 people died during Tet offensive
• My Lai Massacre statistic

  Between 347-504 civilians killed
• Vietnam casualties entire way statistic

  - About 2 million died during conflict, 5 million injured

  - 100,000 babies born due to relations between Vietnam women and American soldiers

  -In 1969, over 1 million hectares of forest destroyed using Agent Orange
• American casualties throughout statistic(Vietnam)

  -12% soldiers ended up as casualties

  -amputations 300% higher than WW2

  -58,000 died

  -300,000 wounded
• Korean population after division statistic

  16 million in South, 9 million in North
• How many people did China send in total to Korea statistic

  sent 2,000,000 to Korea
• How many PVA(people's volunteer)did China send to Korea

  200,000
• American involvement statistic(Korea)

  - Truman ordered 60 battleships, 300 aircraft, 40,000 soldiers to patrol North Korea initially

  - dropped 635,000 tons of bombs on North
• Inchon Landing Statistics


  - 300 ships

  - 70,000 men

  - 40,000 N. Koreans killed/captured
• US money involvement in Korea war statistic

  - spent $20-30 billion ($340 billion nowadays)
• US involvement vs Other Nato involvement (Korea)

  - US provided 50% armed forces, 86% naval forces, 93% air forces

  - 16 UN countries sent troops, 5 sent medical support
• British soldiers casualties in Korean war statistic

  1078 killed and 2674 wounded
• American soldiers casualties in Korean War statistic

  around 40,000 US soldiers killed and 100,000 wounded
• Korean casualties in Korean War statistic

  - 3-4 million (around 1 million in air raids)

  - around 400,000 North soldiers

  - around 200,000 South soldiers killed and 400,000 wounded
• Chinese casualties in Korean War statistic

  600,000 soldiers died
• Planes lost statistic (Korea)

  US lost around 3500 whilst North Korea, China and Soviets lost about 3000
• The Cold War


  Conflict between capitalist USA and communist USSR which avoided direct conflict
• Truman Doctrine


  Policy of the USA trying to stop the further spread of communism
• Syngman Rhee


  Leader of South Korea. Supported by the USA, but was not very democratic
• 38th Parallel


  Line which divided North and South Korea
• North Korea


  Side which attacked first in the Korean War
• Boycott


  What the USSR was doing to the UN, hence why it got involved in the Korean War