America has been the model of democracy for most of the European, and Asian countries. ... In the past, most of the Asian countries had absolute ruler or group of powerful people who enjoyed a lot of power. ... So it will be good for non-democratic Asian countries to convert their governmental system to democracy. ... So I think accepting democracy will help Asian countries to make wiser decision and easier to get buttress from their citizens. ... So I think that by using democratic principles, other Asian countries also can develop far more than now. ...

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Asian Crisis The financial crisis that erupted in Asia in mid-1997 has led to sharp declines in the currencies, stock markets, and other asset prices of a number of Asian countries. ... The Asian crisis of recent falls into this category of inefficient balance of payments facilitated by depreciation of its currency. By competitively depreciating its currencies, Asia is exporting its deflation, its overcapacity and its lack of growth to the West, particularly to the US. ... A decade ago, a collapse in the currency of a small, distant country like Thailand ...

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For almost three decades, the East Asian and Southeast Asian region have stood out against the rest of the world as a model of development. Making up the East Asian and Southeast Asian Region, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore have undergone an remarkable increase in GDP, converting from a poor and technology backwards economy to a group of prosperous nations. ... (Graph 7.4, P.279) Additionally, Japan created a lucrative automobile industry, along with a steel industry that rivaled and surpassed the American industry and electronics. ... Their annual percentages were even greater than Ame...

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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.... Although it was not specifically created to refer illicitly...

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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. ... South Korea was one of the few regions in northeast Asia still free of communist rule during 1947. ... The Soviets had a major influence over the communist regions in Asia, making them somewhat responsible for the actions of North Korea. ... America's involvement in the war was not so much of a choice as it was something that was unavoidable. ...

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But military, political and economic connections between the United States and Korea were also important factors in explaining why South Korea sent more immigrants to the United States than other Asian countries during this period. ... Even when they reverse the traditional order of their names to conform to American conventions, they are often met with confusion because their family names resemble common American person names. Korean Americans have sufferend from the discimination leveled at all Asian Americans since the beginning of their migrations. ... Many Korean and other Asian Americ...

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This forced the United Nations to retreat and the U.S became involved in an extensive land war in Asia. ... After the war, American forces stayed in South Korea to help rebuild the nation for a short period of time. ... Impact On Americans The United States' foreign situation had a huge impact home and abroad for Americans. By aiding South Korea, the U.S gained huge advantages in politics and footholds in Asia. ... The Korean War gave America a very important military presence in Asia. ...

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The United States immediately gained UN Security Council support for the defense of South Korea and committed American ground troops to the war. ... Having this purpose, we are members of international organizations such as: ASEAN(Association of Southeast Asian Nations), the ESCAP(Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), IDA(International Development Association), and the UN along with its agencies, where we have an important participation. ...

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The Korean War A cry rang out, June 24, 1950, from a small country half way around the world and America listened. ... The United States could not allow its interests in East Asia, particularly Japan, to be placed in jeopardy. ... For the first time in the nations history Americans were asked to fight and die to contain an idea. ... Every member supported American arms for the first time, and possibly only time in its short history. ... (Deming, 68) To most Americans, Korea is a forgotten war. ...

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The increased movement of money, people, products and ideas around the world which affects people across the globe (United Nations Association of the United State OF America: Globalization mini-simulation: background information). ... Currently, South East Asia such as Vietnam and Indonesia has actively accessed and received advanced technology by openness to foreign investment and serving as the gateway for business. ...

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This struck fear into the hearts of Americans, as seen in NSC-68, a military report on military power in the U.S. and USSR which called for increased military spending to combat communism; "This excessive strength, coupled now with an atomic capability, provides the Soviet Union with great coercive power for use in time of peace in furtherance of its objectives and serves as a deterrent to the victims of its aggression from taking any action in opposition to its tactics which would risk war" (NSC-68, 1950). ... All of these pressures plus the genuine fear that the USSR and China woul...

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The population of "the West," which includes Western Europe, North America, and Asian capitalist economies, such as Japan, Singapore, and South Korea, has remained flat since the latter half of the 20th century, with some populations, such as Japan's, experiencing a steady decrease. ...

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Then he says that Mahayana Buddhism (from most of the countries in Asia, and also Tibet, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan) is like taking the bus, or taking the train. ... He's in America. ...

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