People’s Republic of China was established. Before 1949‚ there was a period of civil war soon after the world war two. The confrontation was between the Nationalist Komintang led by Chiang Kai Shek and peasant-based Communist party led by Mao-Zedong‚ ended with Chiang’s defeat. Mao became the leader of China‚ and he believed that Marxism was the best way to solve China’s social and economic problems. He wanted to stop the landlords from exploiting the farmers
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The Nationalists saw an opportunity. If they accepted the refugees then they might improve their reputation with the United States and Great Britain. Several plans were brought forward‚ two of which came from private citizens. One was from German Jewish businessman Jakob Berglas‚ and the other came from American Jewish dentist Maurice William. Berglas’s plan called for the resettlement of 100‚000 refugees‚ requiring each person to pay a small fee to enter the country that would be used towards the
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(Taipei)‚ took off from Chiang Kai-Shek Airport (Taipei) heading to Los Angeles (Marketeer‚ 2002). Before the taking off‚ the weather was enormously terrible due to Typhoon Xangasane (Christian Dougoud‚ 2012). There were 159 passengers and 20 crew members on the flight. The pilots were allowed to take the plane off along the 5L (left) runway‚ because 5R (right) runway was under construction according to the allowance of staffs from the Air Traffic Control Tower of Chiang Kai-Shek Airport (AviationXlPane
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CCP) History The Communist Chinese Party (CCP) was founded in 1921 by Mao Zedong‚ who adapted the principles of Karl Marx and the experience in Russia to conditions particular to China. Mao had come of age during the “first revolution” in China in 1912‚ an era in which the Nationalist (KMT) party unseated the 3‚000 year rule of the Qing Dynasty and formed the Republic of China under the leadership of Sun Yat-sen. Mao quickly became disillusioned with the weakness and corruption of the KMT as
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for Chiang Kai-shek in China‚ and the American response to the North Korean invasion were all based on the foreign policy of containment in hopes that the United States could create a way to eliminate the threat of anymore Soviet expansion. The Truman Doctrine was a way for the United States to give aid to those who who were trying to stop the damage that the Soviets were causing. The Truman Doctrine was the main contributing factor to why the American people had support for Chiang Kai-shek in China
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between Japan and China‚ a variety of factors set up an easily identifiable opportunity for Japan to invade China. The Republic of China in the 1930s was a divided nation‚ hosting a power struggle between the nationalist rule of Chiang Kai-Shek‚ and the Communist party led by Mao Tse Tung. Japan‚ being a small island nation‚ saw great potential in China’s vast abundance of natural resources. With a divided government and a weak military force‚ China was an easy target with valuable payoffs. When in July
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The US was determined to implement a foreign policy of containment towards the USSR since the beginning of 1945. The US disagreed to requests Stalin made at the Yalta and Potsdam conference‚ which served to limit Stalin’s power and control over Europe. President Truman became even more concerned after receiving George Kennan’s Long Telegram in February 1946. This telegram was sent by the US ambassador in Moscow‚ reporting on the destructive intentions of the USSR. Truman made his policy clear the
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interest in Taiwan 1. Taipei 101 2. Yu Shan 3. Ken ting National Park 4. Taiwan Night market 5. National Palace Museum 6. Taipei Zoo 7. Love River 8. National Stadium 9. San Zhi UFO house 10.Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall 11.Chinese Culture and Movie Center 12.Yue Mei amusement Park and ……….. etc….... Chiang Kai- Shek Memorial Hall The monument‚ surrounded by a par‚ stands at the end of Memorial Hall Square. The structure is framed on the north and south by the National Theater and National Concert
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In 1949 China underwent a revolution that brought Mao Zedong and his Communist party into power. The nationalists‚ led by Chiang Kai-Shek‚ had retreated to the island of Formosa (Taiwan) while they continued their war with mainland China. Mao quickly moved to ally himself with the Soviet Union‚ and signed a treaty with the Soviets in 1950. The Truman administration faced criticism from Republicans
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