President of the Republic of China

This however did not persuade the United States to get involved. Rather, communist rebellions, and the establishment of the “People’s Republic of China” would alarm the United States. The Truman Administration would try to “abandon the neutral position that it had adopted in 1945 toward French aims in Vietnam.” (BOOK) In 1946, President Eisenhower feared the “Domino effect” which basically supported the idea that one country would become communist other countries surrounding it would…

Joseph Stalin and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and presidents Truman and Eisenhower and the United States were engaged in a cold war that ranged from Europe to Asia. The USSR was out to instill it’s influence and to spread Communism throughout Asia whilst preventing the United States from stopping their flow and instead putting forth capitalism as the way for Asian countries. A war of influence raged on between both superpowers as they went back and forth to who should reign in Asia.…

Prompts/Questions: Primary Source #02: Ho Chi Minh’s Letter to President Harry Truman (16 February 1945) 1) (Make sure to read and understand the context first) What should President Truman have done in response to Ho Chi Minh’s letter? Be specific. Vietnam has a history as a victim of imperialism. Vietnam fought a thousand-year war with China. After winning their independence from China, Vietnam was constrained by France. In response, Ho Chi Minh composed the guerilla force known as the…

and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics began a decades long struggle for global supremacy known as the Cold War, which lasted until 1991. During this period of time the following Presidents governed the United States: Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Bush. For the purpose of this essay I’m going to focus on three of the more influential Presidents: Harry Truman, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan. All three of these Presidents played crucial, but very…

The U.S. and China seem to have got off on the wrong foot from the very beginning because of ideological differences. Sino-American relations have been stressed since Mao Zedong established the People’s Republic of China in 1945. The U.S. and Chinese conflict over communism led to lack of communication until Ping-Pong Diplomacy in 1971. Since then, China-U.S. trade relations formed with the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 and these relations have grown, but there has been conflict as well.…

of a culture. Up to now all cultures represent the apex of hundreds of years, resulting of the most desirable traits suited to the culture’s survival. Although China and Japan have influenced Korea’s diverse culture, the…

“Peace with honor” and he succeeded at it through political negotiations. Most of Nixon’s foreign policy was to prioritize détente with China and the Soviet Union so it helped increase political slack. Johnson and Nixon had two different foreign policy plans and Nixon’s…

unfortunately appeared to be the initial step in a communist campaign for power. There will be further exploration on the Cold War influence on what came to be the Korean War and devastating effects. Korea was no stranger to war, with common borders China, Russia and proximately to Japan have made it the focus of three wars in six years, ending in its forceful colonization by Japan in 1910. Yet, Berlatsky confirms in the book “North and South Korea,” “it was the allied decision of 1945,…

Word War 2. Korea sits in between China, Japan, and Russia. It is sometimes called, "The Land Bridge, between China and Japan (Inchon -September 15, 1950, n.d.). Like is said before, there has been tension between this cluster of countries for quite a while, even before the Korean War occurred. Before World War 2, Japan was in control of Korea, but by the end of the…

The U.S. and China are two world superpowers that are inextricably entwined with each other and rely on each other a great deal to maintain their world status. Not only are the two countries world superpowers but also, in the present day, have seen a lot of tension due to their race to become the world leader. The U.S. in the past has been considered to be the world’s leader. The changing face of China, however, currently challenges the power of the U.S. as the new world leader. It is crucial…