President of the Republic of China

It could have been described as being more divided than even Europe was. In China the communist were under the rule of Mao Zedong, and the nationalist were under the rule of Chiang Kai Shek. By 1994 the communist had taken the mainland and left the nationalist with Tiawain. Many of the other communist countries would help the communist China by equipping them with artillery and ammunition. In a speech given by John Foster he exclaims, “They are supplied with…

Sun Yatsen is known as ‘the father of the nation’ (China). He was one the of the Chinese revolutionaries who brought about the ideas of modernism and the plans to regenerate the nation of China. Sun was the one who had taught the ideas of his revolution to the ones who triggered the double tenth (10th October 1911), where nationalists began an uprising against the imperial system. This was the the Qing, imperial rulers of China. The entire imperial system had lasted for about 3000 years, but…

improve financial opportunities, but they also wanted to use private capital to further U.S. interests overseas. The Dollar Diplomacy failed to counteract economic instability and the tide of revolution in places like the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Mexico, and China. Taft used government officials to implement his foreign policy agenda overseas, and to promote the sale of American products overseas. He wanted U.S. banks to to rescue debt-ridden Honduras with loans and…

powers from china, using violent force. This rebellion would target Christians and foreigner and that would affect China even more. The rebellion would cause of many death and would catch the attention of western powers and ultimately ending the Quig dynasty. The cause of the rebellion would date back to the mid 1800’s during the opium wars. The opium war was between Britain and china over the opium trade. The chines lost this war and suffered great casualties. This would affect china because…

Canada, unlike the United States, has a parliament. Just like Congress in the United States, Parliament is divided into two bodies the Senate and the House of Commons. Where parliament starts deviating from Congress is that only the officials in the House of Commons are publicly elected. This is Canada’s version of the House of Representatives. They hold office for five years or until parliament is dissolved, unlike the house of representatives which are elected every two years. The Canadian…

Communist Party celebrated over sixty-seven years in power. Founded in 1949, the People’s Republic of China has been able to survive terrible human tragedies and political upheavals. Examples include the Great Famine and Mao’s Cultural Revolution of 1966-76. While China modeled its system after the Soviet Union, the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party has been unique in overcoming its tragedies, and China has emerged as a powerful and dynamic superpower under the Party. In 2013, the Party…

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…

and started to prepare his army to take land back. World War II was started by Germany unprovoked attacked on Poland. Great Britain and France declared war on Germany after Hitler would not stop his invasion on Poland. Franklin D. Roosevelt was President of the United States from March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945. He was best known for leading the nation through the Great Depression and World War II. During his term on January 6, 1941 he recited the Four Freedoms speech to the 77th Congress. Also…

territory. Ho Chi Minh thought that by helping the United States with their needs he could get the United States to help with his. He wanted the United States to support his movement to Vietnamese Independence. It was referred to as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh even went as far as quoting the US Declaration of Independence in his Vietnamese Declaration. The United States ended up turning their backs on Ho Chi Minh during the start of the First Indochina War because Ho was…

In the course of human events, it sometimes becomes necessary for Americans to evaluate their former presidents to determine how their actions affected the nation and whether they serve as beneficial role models for future presidents. The two presidents of the twentieth century that provide the most contrast in this regard are Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who served from 1933 until his death in 1945, and Republican Richard Milhous Nixon, who served from 1969 until his resignation in 1974…