Cold War United Nations Chiang Kai-Shek Mao Zedong “China Lobby” Containment Doctrine George Kennan Marshall Plan National Security Act of 1947 Central Intelligence Agency NATO Berlin Airlift Warsaw Pact NSC-68 Servicemen’s Readjustment Act – 1944 GI Bill Coal Strike – 1946 Fair Deal Labor Management Relations Act – 1947 Progressive Party Thomas Dewey Korean War Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur HUAC The Hollywood 10 Alger Hiss Whittaker Chambers Richard Nixon J. Edgar Hoover
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Introduction Pearl Harbor was vulnerable to attack because of the obstruction of defense and warning. I. Signs of Japan’s intent to attack II. Politics involvement A. War support B. Eight-step plan III. Neglected warning signs near Pearl Harbor soon before the attack A. Midget subs B. Radar detecting The attack on Pearl Harbor has been known to be a complete surprise. Whenever one thinks about it‚ they consider that it was. They may think that it was a total surprise except for a
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History Asus was founded in Taipei in April 2‚ 1989 by T.H. Tung‚ Ted Hsu‚ Wayne Hsieh and M.T. Liao‚ all four having previously worked at Acer as computer engineers. At this time‚ Taiwan had yet to establish a leading position in the computer-hardware business. Intel Corporation would supply any new processors to more established companies like IBM first‚ and Taiwanese companies would have to wait for approximately six months after IBM received their engineering prototypes. By 2009‚ Asus was receiving
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fair elections and equality of rights and privileges for all. I feel that if a poor country’s leader is upright and places the interest of the country before anything else‚ it is not critical for the country to embrace democracy. For example‚ Chiang Kai Shek and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in Taiwan and Singapore respectively have adopted an authoritarian approach which have successfully led to the development and prosperity of these countries. In such cases‚ the leaders are upright and citizens
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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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I ONLY ENTERED THIS PAPER TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT CULTURE/ETHNOCENTRICITY – be able to identify‚ define and interpret Culture – the way of life for an entire society; food‚ beliefs‚ dress‚ language‚ music‚ festivals‚ art‚ holidays‚ religion‚ behaviors‚ values‚ rituals‚ manners Ethnic – race‚ origin‚ religion‚ culture‚ common ancestry and genealogy; kin/tribe‚ people of one country not all same ethnicity but are same nationality Diversity – different cultures‚ broad range of differences Prejudice
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1. Emergency of Modern Chinese Schooling: The End of Qing Dynasty The First Opium War (a.k.a The First Anglo-Sino) in 1840 marks the birth of modern China. The war had successfully forced the Qing court to open up the country to western societies with series of unequal treaties and transform the feudal society into a colonized and capitalized one. The traditional Chinese education system which had been founded upon Confucian Classic was brought under challenge of modern schools introduced by Western
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McCarthyism and the crack-down on the communists in the 1950’s During the Cold War‚ many people were victimized by the accusations put forth by Joseph McCarthy. The Cold War was a political‚ military‚ and diplomatic struggle that defined the second half of the twentieth century. Beginning almost immediately after the end of World War II‚ the Cold War did not come to an end until the downfall of the Soviet Union in 1991. While the United States and the Soviet Union were the primary nations involved
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imperialist government throughout Asia after the battle of Japan and China in World War 1. After the United States military and cultures begin to back out of Asia‚ China shadowed Japans heritages‚ cultures‚ and economy as China became a dictatorship under Chiang
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political movement growing out of student demonstrations in Beijing on May 4‚ 1919‚ protesting the Chinese government’s weak response to the Treaty of Versailles‚ especially the Shandong Problem. New Life Movement - was set up by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his wife Soong May-ling in February 1934‚ with the help of the Blue Shirts Society and the CC Clique within the Chinese Nationalist Party. It attempted to counter Communism ideology with a mix of traditional Confucianism‚ Western Christianity
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