Chiang Kai-shek

once they had been raped, as seen in source 1. It is interesting to note that the Japanese government, and some war veterans, still deny that the massacre took place, stapling it to Japanese nationalism. As the Japanese had now taken the capital, Chiang relocated the government’s heart…

In December 1943 Prime Minister Churchill, President Roosevelt and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek issued the Cairo Declaration, promising among other things “a free and independent Korea in due course”(Stokesbury,24) The Americans decided the best way in order for this to happen was to occupy the southern part of Korea, and the Russians who…

Following the end of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, the world turned its eyes towards this rising new global power in Asia. By defeating the Russians and the waiving of the white flag at Liaoyang, the Japanese have quickly proven themselves as an overall competitor to the West in terms of political and military power. By the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth in September 5, 1905, it recognized Japanese supremacy in Korea, oversaw the transition of Russian holdings in Manchuria (Liaodong…

When the Chiang Kai-Shek held power, the peasants were constantly oppressed by the gentry-landlords, corrupt warlords, and the government, who imposed unacceptably high tax rates. Consequently, the peasant were hopeless in living a higher quality life until the Communist…

“If imperialism is not banished from the country, China will perish as a nation. If China does not perish, then imperialism cannot remain”. This is what former President and military leader Chiang Kai-Shek said when foreign imperialism was introduced in China. Evidently, this example demonstrates the negative effects of imperialism on a country; yet, there are numerous other historical examples that yielded the same result, such as The Scramble for Africa, The South African diamond rush, and…

Pulps magazines were printed on paper made out of wood-pulp. They were made cheaply and sold cheaply (Ashley). To start off the Pulps time period the United States legalized segregation in 1896 (Mays). In 1898 the U.S. occupied Cuba during the Spanish-American War and gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as territories by the Treaty of Paris. There was a spirit of adventure instilled in Americans and it was deepened in 1903 when the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane. Many of the…

Background on Nationalism & Gender in Republican China The purpose of this section is to provide a basic understanding of nationalism and gender in Republican China (1911-1949). There will be a brief analysis of how and why Chinese nationalism developed, followed by another brief analysis of how gender expectations in society may have changed. The understanding of nationalism and gender in Republican China is important to this essay because it provides a background to the essay’s argument. In…

Controversy surrounds whether the intervention of the U.S. in the Korean War was justified or not. One side believes that Truman was inconsistent with American strategic policy which is based on a statement made by Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Korea was excluded in U.S. defense perimeter of strategic containment policy. Although it is arguable that the intervention was unnecessary and unjustified, the war played an important role in modern history. The Korean War was a crucial event during…

get their way, Kim Jong-un starts making threats of nuclear war. Now is the time for the United Nations to step in and do something. Korea was originally a part of the Japanese Empire. In November 1943, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek met at the Cairo Conference to discuss what should happen to Japan’s colonies, and agreed that Japan should lose all territories it had conquered by force. After WWII, Korea was given to the US and the Soviet Union. September 1945, Korea…

Chapter 28 “The Cold War” Notes I. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLD WAR The Confrontation of the Superpowers Was an argument between Soviet and American ideologies over what would be a secure political arrangement of peoples and nations in the aftermath of WW II The first area of disagreement of theeee Cold War was Eastern Europe One factor that helped start the Cold War in Eastern Europe was Stalin’s want to employ for-Soviet governments in the countries of Eastern Europe to serve as a…