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- 731: The Cold War
- ... prevailed in Japan after 1947 were anti-communist and pro-western. Truman thought it was imperitive that part of Japan’s forward defense system in the Pacific should be set up to help contain communist China.(internat. affairs;p120) Truman realised the intellectual need to give up presidency, but the decision was emotionally difficult. He announced his decision on March 29th 1952 in a speech in Washington stating that he “shall ...
- 732: Vietnam
- ... Vietnam and North Vietnam and ultimately into an international conflict. The United States and some 40 other countries supported South Vietnam by supplying troops and munitions, and the USSR and the People's Republic of China furnished munitions to North Vietnam and the Vietcong. On both sides, however, the burden of the war fell mainly on the civilians.1 On January 27, in Paris, delegations representing the United States, South Vietnam ...
- 733: The Trancontinental Railroad
- ... relied mainly on Chinese immigrants. Chinese people could not get good jobs because of persecution. An example of this occurred at the gold mines. Skilled Chinese miners would mine gold and ship it back to China. People said that they were taking away America’s wealth; they were not welcomed in the gold mines. The railroad companies took advantage of these people. In 1850, there were only 200 Chinese in the ...
- 734: Cold War
- ... bomb. Meanwhile back in the United States fear of the Soviet Union and communism were rapidly growing. The United States was very fearful of a communist take over especially after a great nation of like China came under a communism regime. This fear of communism led some Americans to take actions that would violate the civil rights of others. The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) for example was black listing ...
- 735: 20s And 30s
- ... economy. In the 1930¡¦s America was determined to stay out of any conflicts due to its isolationist policy. This extreme isolation was caused by the depression. The United States looked on as Japan invaded China, Italy invaded Ethiopia, the Fascists took over Spain, and Germany¡¦s Nazi Party invaded parts of Eastern Europe. It wasn¡¦t until the late 1930s that Franklin D. Roosevelt realized that it was necessary to ...
- 736: Roman Empire
- ... poor fled to barbaric lands. The poor made up a large percentage of the Roman population. Barbarians disrupted trade on the Mediterranean sea. Rome's gold and silver were being drained into buying luxuries from China, India, and Arabia. The government decreased the silver content in money. The value of the money also decreased. Diocletion attempted to curb the inflation. He issued an edict that fixed maximum prices and wages throughout ...
- 737: Bhutan
- ... civil wars plagued Bhutan during the late 19th century. A treaty in 1910 between Britain granted Bhutan internal autonomy and an annual subsidy. But the British still had control of the country’s foreign relations. China’s territorial claims helped strengthened Bhutan’s relationship with India. This was followed by economic aid agreements, military assistance, and diplomatic representations. (Kaminsky, cd-rom) Government A Tibetan lama named Sheptoon Lapha proclaimed himself king ...
- 738: Canada- Facts And Figures
- ... along the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River; the British around Hudson Bay and along the Atlantic coast. Although explorers such as Cabot, Cartier and Champlain never found a route to China and India, they found something just as valuable -- rich fishing grounds and teeming populations of beaver, fox and bear, all of which were valued for their fur. Permanent French and British settlement began in the ...
- 739: The Olive Branch
- ... flee with his family and all the animals on a boat. This basic myth emerges from the “Gilgamesh Epic” but neighboring civilization, such as Sumeria, retell the same with different protagonist gods. Traveling east into China the flood legend seems to take on a new meaning. The myth is recorded around 1000 b.c. by the Chou Dynasty. “The main difference between the Chinese flood myth and that of Western cultures ...
- 740: Cuban Missile Crisis
- ... the only nuclear threat to the states where as the US had missiles positioned in various places in Europe and the Middle East all pointed towards the Soviet Union. Khrushchev has also lost face with China where they see him as a coward in retreating. The people of the United States saw this as their own victory with the removal of the nuclear threat. Castro, Fidel. Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia, 1998 ed ...
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