Dating back to the end of the American Revolution, interest in China was growing and a large trading vessel was shipped in hope for a large flourishing trade with China. ... After China was passed under Communist control in 1949, the Marshall Plan was willing to give Nationalist China 400 million dollars for economic and military aid to fight off the Communists (Ferrell 113). ... In regards to the Soviets involvement, it is believed that they encouraged the Chinese to support North Korea "in order to maintain leverage on the independent-minded group that had just organized a government in Peki...

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This was shown to be happening when at first China and the North Korea and then Vietnam became communist. ... Australian forces moved in to combat these problems and other problems such as the lawlessness and government corruption in the Solomon Islands. The Australian government also supports a country's right to self-determination, which means supporting itself rather than being run by outside governments such as the colonial rulers. ... How strong it was came to light when American troops came to Australia to help protect it from Asian forces and the Australian government made the Afri...

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When the Japanese tightened their rule in the 1920's, the people began to migrate into Manchuria, China, and the U.S.S.R. ... Hodge, the commanding general of the American military government in Korea, was assigned to " remove Japanese imperialism, maintain order, and prepare the Koreans for eventual self governance" (Cumings 1983:107). ... Syngman Rhee returned to Korea from exile, and works were put in motion in the South to merge Rhee and another exiles including Kim Ku, with the remnants of the colonial government. ... In 1946, the North Korean Provisional People's Committee f...

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Being a culture, aware of what happens in its surroundings, English is taught at all schools since junior high school and Chinese is a language that many speak in Korea. ... It has good economic relations with Japan, the Unites States, and China mainly and is member of many international economic organizations such as: APEC, OECD(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), and WCO(World Commerce Organization). ... These industries have caused air and water pollution, as well as acid rain which is produced partly by China and is swept to Korea by the wind. ... In July 1953 an ar...

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Despite this support, America's Korean campaign was unsuccessful, this was to some degree the fault of President Truman, who had not believed that the Chinese government would be prepared to intervene and he also underestimated the military power of China. Therefore, not wanting to engage in an all-out war with China and the Soviet Union, which would most likely have led to the Third world war, Truman was forced to negotiate, and thus the Korean War ended in stalemate on July 1953 after long negotiations for peace a cease-fire was finally signed. ... And despite governmental attempts to...

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Today, North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un has threatened to attack the United States, and has not gotten support from his allies, Russia or China. ... The theory of democratic peace is proven through the government and actions of North Korea. ... Any opposition to the government is prohibited. Several people are routinely arrested and imprisoned, with the government frequently charging them for "subverting the State", "endangering State security" or attempting to "overthrow the "People's socialist government". ... The Internet is heavily censored, most sites that show anti-communist...

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Since 1910, Korea had been under control of the Japanese government. ... Backing his unwavering support of Syngman Rhee's government, and other free nations around the world, Truman said, "If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world -- and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation" (Truman Doctrine, 1947). ... As China fell to communism in 1949 and quickly pursued an alliance with the Soviet Union, Truman was criticized. ... All of these pressures plus the genuine fear that the USSR and China would attempt to spread communism to other part...

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" This essay shall evaluate how significant the American government perceived the Korean War to be to global security by analysing key documents from the early war period such as daily summaries in addition to key speeches and NSC 68 and 48/2.Also, differing historians interpretations shall be included to create a coherent and all inclusive answer to the significance of the conflict in the U.S. ... An example of this would be from the British cabinet meeting on 31st August 1950 when the goals of the United Nations are clearly defined in line with American foreign policy – the thre...

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However, the Security Council, which objectively ranked higher in power on the UN hierarchy, was solely composed by the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom, France and Taiwan siting in for China. ... The same happened when the Security Council's resolution to withdraw Chinese troops from Korea was blocked by the URSS, it was then transferred to the General Assembly. ... In 1956, the Egyptian government nationalized the Suez canal, built by the French but part-owned by the British. ... The Hungarian government did appeal to the UN's as...

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