The Korean War 1950-1953 was the first proxy conflict of the Cold War costing 5 million lives, 54,000 of which were American soldiers, yet it has often been described as America's, "forgotten war." ... However, the Korean conflict was particularly central to American policy and indeed world security as it outlined the American policy of containment from NSC 68, and demonstrated that America, to quote President Truman that America was committed to, "the cause for a just and peaceful world order through the United Nations.... " Furthermore, by acting in Korea this would be the f...

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British and American forces occupied Italy. In Asia, Japan was occupied mainly by American forces; Korea, by the American and the Soviet Union; and Manchuria, by Soviet and Chinese forces. ... In 1947, the American and the British zones were finally united economically. ... The Settlement of Japan After the war, as agreed at Potsdam, Japan was occupied by Allied forces. These forces were mostly American. ...

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With their allies achieving victory in Japan and Europe, Korea was held under temporary control of Russia and the United States. ... As the relationship between Russia and America became more and more tense, both attempted to gain as many allies as possible to support them. The American government felt it was their duty as a democratic nation to stop the Soviet Union. ... America entered a "Red Scare," which is a growing fear of the potential uprising of Communism. ... America's involvement in the war was not so much of a choice as it was something that was unavoidable. ...

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For the next eight years the war against Japan took precedence over anything else. ... The Chinese Communists moved across north China to take the Japanese surrenders and get the weapons and supplies that the Imperial Japanese Army held. ... The Americans sent Gen. ... The American involvement in this conflict was not very smart. By aiding Chiang and the Nationalists, America set itself up for tense foreign affairs with the future Communist China. ...

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This was the year in which World War 2 began in the region, during the period of Japanese expansion. ... Although Japan was very strong during the war (this was shown when they attacked Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, in 1941, and severely depleted the American forces there) the tide turned in 1942 at the Battle of the Coral Sea, which was the Allied forces" first naval win in the region. ... After Japan had been defeated and the European powers weakened, many Asian and Pacific nations wanted independence. ... How strong it was came to light when American troops came to Australia to help protect it fro...

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They were instrumental in the Japanese "economic miracle" by the permitting of Japanese goods into the American market. It began a major plan for economic aid to Japan. Japanese soon acquired global influence through economic expansion. Although the U.S. remained the major market for Japanese exports, Japanese investors and exporters became the most important foreign business interests in Southeast Asia. ... I think the U.S was very effective in achieving their goals in Japan. ...

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On 7 December 1941, the Japanese shockingly destroyed a large part of the American Pacific Navy. ... As soon as the war ended, the relations between America and Russia cooled. American's regretted their isolation in the years between the wars. ... In August 1945, America dropped the world's first nuclear weapon on Hiroshima in Japan. ... America fully agreed with the "Iron Curtain" speech." ...

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Europe is an ally; so is Japan. ... In American eyes, only China looms as a likely future rival. ... For over a century the national interests of China have been reflected in the following foreign policy objectives of communist China: (a) to preserve the national territory from foreign annexation or intrusion; (b) To regain what had been lost through foreign interventions; (c) To repel from her borders any threatening or hostile military presence, be it Russian, Japanese, America or any of her power; and (d) To regain for China the status of a world power commensurate with the greatness o...

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On December 7, 1941 Japan started an extensive scale assault on the American Naval base, which was situated at the pearl harbor near to Honolulu, Hawaii. The Japanese announced war on this day. August 6, 1945 amid WWII, USA dropped the first nuclear bomb utilizing B-29 over the Japanese city, Hiroshima. ... Hirohito, head of Japan surrendered and reported the nations surrender on August 15 over the radio. ... Yet, on the other hand this occasion could have been evaded if Japan did not assault Pearl Harbor in 1941. ...

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Congress that was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1984.This institution is an American non-partisan, independent, federal institution that works to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict around the world. ... Israeli relations have evolved from an initial American policy of sympathy and support for the creation of a Jewish homeland in 1948 to an unusual partnership that links a small but militarily powerful Israel, dependent on the United States for its economic and military strength, with the U. ... Unlike America, North Korea, which is a communist country, is ranked 1...

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Nowhere was this trend more evident than in the region of South-east Asia, where the Japanese occupation, even if it achieved nothing else, destroyed the myth of white supremacy for good and all. ... Such was the case in French Indochina where the Administration, having declared for Vichy, was left in place by the Japanese until 9 March 1945. ... They were French territorial divisions but had no significance other than that.)The capitulation of the Japanese in August 1945 saw the Viet Minh seize control of Hanoi and dedare an independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN). ... The Potsdam c...

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The regions that are considered as ethnic strife-prone are: Western Europe- Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, France and Spain; Eastern Europe- Yogoslavia and newly independent countries of former Soviet Union; the Mediterranean and the Middle East- Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon and Israel; Africa- virtually every nation; Asia- from Pakistan to the Philippines; and the Americas- from Canada throughout the Caribbean. ... As for the case of Japan, which is considered homogeneous in terms of race eJapans source of strength lies in its eracial homogeneity as remarked b...

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The longest war in American history, (besides the Iraq War), and probably one of the most controversial events in American history as a whole, the Vietnam war divided our country and resulted in over 58,000 American causalities. ... During World War Two, the provinces of Vietnam had been colonized by the French who promised to protect Vietnam from the threat of a Japanese invasion. ... Even being dressed as an American soldier made one a target. ... As news of the tragedies occurring in Vietnam spread, American public opinion of the war was rapidly declining, and internationally, America'...

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He also did a very successful two week lecture circuit in Japan, speaking to thousands of Japanese and meeting victims of the Hiroshima attack. After Japan he wrote a book to illustrate why the United States should withdraw from Vietnam immediately. ... One year after his visit to Japan, he went back to Tokyo to meet with the Intrepid four. ... As shock to Buckley, many people applauded Zinn's opposition and he did not understand his criticism of the American government. ...

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Contrary to the popular belief of the average American, Communism is not "evil". ... When we were attempting to stop Japanese aggression in China, Stalin and his comrades were not deemed to be "evil", at least not when wee needed his help. ... The Children of America were not taught that the Soviets were "evil", they were simply not told anything about Communism. ... Democracy, the greatest psychological war the human race has ever faced (almost bringing the species to extinction), and it gets less than 50 pages in a 900 page American History book. ... Had American Democracy been under the ...

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Korea had been occupied by Japan and Vietnam had been occupied by France. ... The Americans took this act as a sign that Kim II Sung was utilising a communist take-over, thus in October of the same year America, with UN sanction, invaded North Korea. The Korean War became the first American war ever waged solely as an ideological war. "For the first time in the nations history Americans were asked to fight and die to contain an idea". ... On 30th April 1975, South Vietnam fell to the communists, and America lost the war against communism. ...

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Two years later, Japan invaded China forcing the Kuomintang and the Communists into an uneasy alliance. At the end of the war against Japan in 1945 the alliance collapsed into civil war. ... But Communist China was admitted to the United Nations in 1971, and in 1972 US President Richard Nixon visited China, beginning the normalization of Chinese-American relations. ...

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The United States became paranoid that Communists from the Soviet Union were bound to overthrow democracy in America. ... "Burma, Thailand, India, Japan, the Philippines and obviously Laos and Cambodia are among those whose security would be threatened if the red tide of Communism overflowed into Vietnam" (option 1 Senator John Kennedy's speech June 1956). ... This oath was extremely important because if America did not hold to this promise the worlds view on America could be forever damaged. ... These broadcasts opened Americans eyes that the war in Vietnam was not the only one being f...

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It was impressed upon him that he should reject French rule, and later Ho evidently did this by defying not only the French but also Japan, China and the United States. ... Many historians such as David Kaiser (1998) proposed that Ho turned to communism subsequent to America's refusal to help him end French domination in Vietnam. ... Tran pointed out that had Ho been a nationalist, then he indeed would not have coldly murdered Vietnamese nationalists as a way to endorse his powers after the Japanese troops withdrew from Vietnam in 1945. ...

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Comparative Economic Systems It would be extremely easy to state that economics is an area of study that seeks efficient use of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants and that economic systems simply refer to the outcomes of economic activities, which are influenced by social, natural and poli...

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For instance, Aids harrows far into the middle-class and aggressive minorities are craving their conception of the world in educational system, where Japanese electronics and Japanese cars triumphs and the saving banks are going bankrupt, where the war of the Gulf discloses an evident cynicism. ... US applied pressure to Korea to by F-15, which were made by America Boeing Company. ... Particularly, Europe companies are actively challenging America's military industry. ... The security guarantee that American alliance represents is very important to Australia. America always values having ...

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Rusty Johnson provides the following summary: Chiang Kai-Shek completed his military training with the Japanese army and returned to China where he participated in the 1911 revolution against the Manchus. ... In contrast, Malraux describes Katov from another character's point of view as a sly sparrow (15), while Kyo is small and supple as a Japanese cat (36). ...

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America passed an act in 1902 banning the entrance into the country of those declaring them anarchists. ... From Italy to America to Japan, anarchist groups and movements crushed; individuals imprisoned or killed. ...

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One result of the war was the US economic leap, predefined and adequate growth of their political ambitions in world politics, what mood prevailed in government circles of America B. Baruch testified saying: "Thanks to the power of its armed forces, its excellence in the field of economy, its resources and moral force, resulting from the American way of life, America is in a position to assert its leadership of the world. " It must be recognized that such an attitude was a real basis. Limited participation in direct hostilities (during the war years the number of American troops did not exceed...

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