Chiang Kai-shek

lines of battle against communism. He discussed those plans during several meetings with three other members of his staff within the confines of his home. However, during a visit from an old friend, Li Pang a representative of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, McWhite learned a valuable lesson about the communists ' capabilities. In short, during Li Pang’s visit he exposed McWhite 's trusted native butler as being a communist spy. They discover that the butler had exposed McWhite 's plans…

William Godwin, an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist said “No man knows the value of innocence and integrity but he who has lost them”. Godwin suggests only people who have lost their integrity and innocence know how much they are worth. In the novel A Separate Peace John Knowles develops the personality of each boy in a unique way and each of them discovers the importance of innocence and integrity because they lose those qualities. The boys at Devon are at a coming of…

Anna May Wong, considered to be the first Chinese-American movie star, was very influential in the rise of Asian-American prominence in film. She was born as her chinese name Wong Liu Tsong, meaning ‘frosted yellow willow’, and told those around her, “I represent one considerable spot of yellow that’s come to stay in the silver of the screen” (Corliss 2, “Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words”). Through her work, Wong has helped to normalize the image of Asian Americans on screen, and proved the…

withdrawal never occurred. The United States helped Iran defend against the Soviet movement in Iran, responding to the Soviet approach to the nation. Similarly, communist forces in China led by Mao Zedong defeated the nationalist forces led by Chiang Kai-shek, and a quarter of the world population went under Communist rule, starting to burn out the hope for independence (Doc G). The Soviets also exploded their first atomic bomb in 1949, catching up to the United States, and becoming more…

In Taiwan’s case, it was institutionally prepared to govern the market by having the National Resources Commission to lead industrial development under Chiang Kai-shek. For the developmental states, embedded autonomies were carried out by strong government technocratic elites. For example, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) was the driver of the export-led industry in Japan and spearheaded…

Trade unions formed in Moscow and St. Petersburg, grassroots, workers and stuff First the Provisional Gov. came to power, and it led to another segue for radical groups (Bolsheviks) Chinese Revolution: CCP faced the Nationalist Party, led by Chiang Kai Shek after defeating the Japanese in WWII CCP looked to peasant villages for support; Chinese peasants didn’t rise up together against their landlords like Russian peasants Land reform, guerilla warfare, attacks on landlords and Guomindang led to…

What exactly was the Cold War? The Cold War was basically a war between the United States and the Soviet Union which never became “hot”. It was based upon ideological differences, the United States’ capitalism versus the Soviet Union’s communism. It was a competition to see who was better. After World War II the Cold War began. George Kennan, known as the “Father of Containment”, said that the Soviet Union was impervious to logic of reason, but only sensitive to logic of force. He said…

Ming China last chinese dynasty, 1368-1644 started when the mongols were overthrown zhu yuanzhang started the dynasty and had many military talents population rose about 150 million people economic progress urbanization and technology increase of people that lived in urban areas people were still able to be fed properly China did not have an industrial-technical breakthrough; which is why is it not the dominant power of the world the ming political system The ming dynasty was ruled by a…

Hideki Tojo himself once said in his prison diary, “It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result.” Japan had always felt endangered by western countries when they began to sail and explore Asia in the sixteenth century and did not want strong western powers affecting their culture and social structures. They only opened their coast to the western world when they felt that they would only be able to keep…

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States, who served during most of World War II. He had many presidential qualities, including a sense of urgency, leadership, dedication, shrewdness, and animation. Not only did President Roosevelt help the United States to overcome the Great Depression, but he also helped the nation and other Allied nations, including Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, during World War II. Towards the end of war, he also assisted in forming…