http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7329740.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7330119.stm
Friday, April 4, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Chapter 26 HW
Chapter 26 Section 2 Study Guide:
1) Which side did the U.S. support, and why?
China's Civil War: The U.S. supported the nationalist Chiang Kai-shek. The opposing side of the conflict was mao Zedong and the Communist Party, who Americans would never support. According to the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. had to help the nationalist Chinese, who were resisting Communist takeover; it also went with the U.S.'s policy of containment. The American people also liked Chiang Kai-shek's courage in resisting Japan during World War II (although I don't think this matters much, but it's what the textbook says...)
Korea's Civil War: The U.S. supported South Korea in the Korean War. The U.S. had kept a few troops in South Korea after the Japanese troops occupying it surrendered to the U.S., and when the U.S. had only about 500 troops occupying the area, the Communists of North Korea attacked the 38th Parallel (the border between North and South Korea). The U.S. supported South Korea for the same reasons it supported Nationalist China: the Truman Doctrine, containment and America's intense fear of communists.
2) What did the U.S. do to affect the outcome of the war?
Chinese Civil War: The U.S. initially tried to negotiate between the nationalists and communists for peace, but when that failed, the U.S. sent $2 billion dollars in aid to the nationalists in military supplies and equipment.
Korean Civil War: Having learned its lesson after its failure to provide adequate aid to China's nationalists resulted in China becoming a Communist country, The U.S. sent troops to aid South Korea. 520,000 troops from a total of 16 countries were sent to S.K. (over 90% of them being American) to help the 590,000 South Korean troops, placed under the control of General Douglas MacArthur.
3) What was the outcome of the war?
Chinese Civil War: The corruption and poor military leadership lead the peasants of China to support the Communist Party, and Chiang and his government fled to Taiwan in May 1949. This left the Communists in control of China's mainland
Korean Civil War: The U.S. recaptured South Korea and proceeded to fight until the Soviet Union suggested a truce in June 1951, and a year later negotiations were settled and the war was over. The boundary line was the 38th Parallel as before the war, and though Communism was contained, Korea was still divided.
4) How did the American public react to that outcome, and why?
Chinese Civil War: The U.S.'s government refused to recognize Communism as China's government. The people were shocked that containment had failed and that China was Communist. Congress turned on the Truman administration, saying that it didn't provide enough aid to Chiang. Conservative congressmen then started to say that the U.S. gov't. was infiltrated by communists, making America's fear of communism even more extreme.
Korean Civil War: The U.S. was shocked that we they couldn't take a nation as small as North Korea only 5 years after World War II. The war was also very expensive, costing $67 billion and losing 54,000 Americans, and was viewed as unsuccessful (although by the standards of containment it was a success) because things were just as they were before the war. This failure lead the U.S. to elect the Republican administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower (Truman was a democrat). Finally, the war increased fear of communism and started the "witch hunts" for Communists in America.
Mao Zedong: Mao Zedong was the Communist leader who made China a Communist country after his side won the Chinese Civil War.
Chiang Kai-shek: Chiang Kai-shek was the corrupt leader of the nationalist party that lost to the Communists in the Chinese Civil War.
Taiwan: After his defeat, Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan in 1949 with the remains of his government.
38th Parallel: The dividing line between the Communist North Korea and the democratic South Korea.
1) Which side did the U.S. support, and why?
China's Civil War: The U.S. supported the nationalist Chiang Kai-shek. The opposing side of the conflict was mao Zedong and the Communist Party, who Americans would never support. According to the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. had to help the nationalist Chinese, who were resisting Communist takeover; it also went with the U.S.'s policy of containment. The American people also liked Chiang Kai-shek's courage in resisting Japan during World War II (although I don't think this matters much, but it's what the textbook says...)
Korea's Civil War: The U.S. supported South Korea in the Korean War. The U.S. had kept a few troops in South Korea after the Japanese troops occupying it surrendered to the U.S., and when the U.S. had only about 500 troops occupying the area, the Communists of North Korea attacked the 38th Parallel (the border between North and South Korea). The U.S. supported South Korea for the same reasons it supported Nationalist China: the Truman Doctrine, containment and America's intense fear of communists.
2) What did the U.S. do to affect the outcome of the war?
Chinese Civil War: The U.S. initially tried to negotiate between the nationalists and communists for peace, but when that failed, the U.S. sent $2 billion dollars in aid to the nationalists in military supplies and equipment.
Korean Civil War: Having learned its lesson after its failure to provide adequate aid to China's nationalists resulted in China becoming a Communist country, The U.S. sent troops to aid South Korea. 520,000 troops from a total of 16 countries were sent to S.K. (over 90% of them being American) to help the 590,000 South Korean troops, placed under the control of General Douglas MacArthur.
3) What was the outcome of the war?
Chinese Civil War: The corruption and poor military leadership lead the peasants of China to support the Communist Party, and Chiang and his government fled to Taiwan in May 1949. This left the Communists in control of China's mainland
Korean Civil War: The U.S. recaptured South Korea and proceeded to fight until the Soviet Union suggested a truce in June 1951, and a year later negotiations were settled and the war was over. The boundary line was the 38th Parallel as before the war, and though Communism was contained, Korea was still divided.
4) How did the American public react to that outcome, and why?
Chinese Civil War: The U.S.'s government refused to recognize Communism as China's government. The people were shocked that containment had failed and that China was Communist. Congress turned on the Truman administration, saying that it didn't provide enough aid to Chiang. Conservative congressmen then started to say that the U.S. gov't. was infiltrated by communists, making America's fear of communism even more extreme.
Korean Civil War: The U.S. was shocked that we they couldn't take a nation as small as North Korea only 5 years after World War II. The war was also very expensive, costing $67 billion and losing 54,000 Americans, and was viewed as unsuccessful (although by the standards of containment it was a success) because things were just as they were before the war. This failure lead the U.S. to elect the Republican administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower (Truman was a democrat). Finally, the war increased fear of communism and started the "witch hunts" for Communists in America.
Mao Zedong: Mao Zedong was the Communist leader who made China a Communist country after his side won the Chinese Civil War.
Chiang Kai-shek: Chiang Kai-shek was the corrupt leader of the nationalist party that lost to the Communists in the Chinese Civil War.
Taiwan: After his defeat, Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan in 1949 with the remains of his government.
38th Parallel: The dividing line between the Communist North Korea and the democratic South Korea.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Current Events
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7306644.stm
http://allafrica.com/stories/200803210764.html
http://allafrica.com/stories/200803210764.html
Friday, March 14, 2008
Current Events
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7297142.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7295998.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7295998.stm
Monday, March 10, 2008
Current Events Summary # I forget
In Nigeria, a German man was released after being kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. Not much is known about what happened, except that the construction company he worked for did not pay a fine, and he was held for under 12 hours due to the quick work of Nigerian security services.
(msnbc.com)
Israel is starting to enforce its laws regarding immigrants coming illegally through their border from the northernmost half of Africa much more severely, and police are currently holding 200 immigrants in Tel Aviv, mainly from Sudan and surrounding areas. Although Israel granted temporary citizenship to 600 Darfur refugees this fall, but estimates that there are about 100,000 illegal workers in Israel, and has decided to do something about it. Recently 2 immigrants were shot and killed trying to cross the border, and two others were wounded. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert also told the Israeli police to deport thousands of African immigrants, and ordered that security around the Egyptian border, where the African immigrants come through, be tightened.
(bbcnews.com)
France has recently been negotiating deals with African countries, including some of its former colonies, regarding power and military assistance. French President Nicolas Sarozky, in a speech, discussed immigration issues, stated that there needed to be a "new partnership" is needed to help Africa, and said that Africa was to have at least one seat on the UN Security Council, saying that France would refuse to discuss major world affairs without an important African country being involved in the future. France and the Central African Republic, Gabon, Senegal and the Ivory Coast now will continue their agreements for direct military assistance in the face of a crisis, but that France will withdraw a bit because Africa has to be responsible for its own defence. Another example of the kind of deals being made: a French firm is supposed to build a coal power plant in South Africa, where there has been a shortage of fuel and energy.
(bbcnews.com)
Mauritanian police have made arrests in the attacking of the Israeli embassy in Nouakchott (Mauritania's capitol). 7 Algerians were arrested separately, apparently all of them having stolen cars and firearms. Although no Israelis were hurt, 3 French citizens were injured, causing the French organizers of the Lisbon-Dakar Rally to cancel it.
(bbcnews.com)
George W. Bush has been trying, prior to his tour of Africa, to explain why he has not yet sent assistance to Darfur. He said that the decision to not intervene was made because the U.S. does not want to force itself upon the situation.
The article also has a link to an interview with Bush: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7245002.stm
President George W. Bush began his first "Presidential Tour of Africa" since 2003. Issues of HIV/AIDS assistance, military assistance, democratic reform and economic help were raised. He started his 6 day tour in the West African country of Benin, meeting with its president, Thomas Boni Yayi. One of his first pledges was to renew U.S. funding for mosquito nets to help prevent malaria. After visiting Benin, Bush spoke about immediately taking action to stop the genocide in Darfur, despite saying earlier that he did not want to send American troops to another Muslim country. He also asked that the amount the U.S. spends on foreign AIDS relief ($15 b. since 2003) be doubled.
(bbcnews.com)
(msnbc.com)
Israel is starting to enforce its laws regarding immigrants coming illegally through their border from the northernmost half of Africa much more severely, and police are currently holding 200 immigrants in Tel Aviv, mainly from Sudan and surrounding areas. Although Israel granted temporary citizenship to 600 Darfur refugees this fall, but estimates that there are about 100,000 illegal workers in Israel, and has decided to do something about it. Recently 2 immigrants were shot and killed trying to cross the border, and two others were wounded. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert also told the Israeli police to deport thousands of African immigrants, and ordered that security around the Egyptian border, where the African immigrants come through, be tightened.
(bbcnews.com)
France has recently been negotiating deals with African countries, including some of its former colonies, regarding power and military assistance. French President Nicolas Sarozky, in a speech, discussed immigration issues, stated that there needed to be a "new partnership" is needed to help Africa, and said that Africa was to have at least one seat on the UN Security Council, saying that France would refuse to discuss major world affairs without an important African country being involved in the future. France and the Central African Republic, Gabon, Senegal and the Ivory Coast now will continue their agreements for direct military assistance in the face of a crisis, but that France will withdraw a bit because Africa has to be responsible for its own defence. Another example of the kind of deals being made: a French firm is supposed to build a coal power plant in South Africa, where there has been a shortage of fuel and energy.
(bbcnews.com)
Mauritanian police have made arrests in the attacking of the Israeli embassy in Nouakchott (Mauritania's capitol). 7 Algerians were arrested separately, apparently all of them having stolen cars and firearms. Although no Israelis were hurt, 3 French citizens were injured, causing the French organizers of the Lisbon-Dakar Rally to cancel it.
(bbcnews.com)
George W. Bush has been trying, prior to his tour of Africa, to explain why he has not yet sent assistance to Darfur. He said that the decision to not intervene was made because the U.S. does not want to force itself upon the situation.
The article also has a link to an interview with Bush: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7245002.stm
President George W. Bush began his first "Presidential Tour of Africa" since 2003. Issues of HIV/AIDS assistance, military assistance, democratic reform and economic help were raised. He started his 6 day tour in the West African country of Benin, meeting with its president, Thomas Boni Yayi. One of his first pledges was to renew U.S. funding for mosquito nets to help prevent malaria. After visiting Benin, Bush spoke about immediately taking action to stop the genocide in Darfur, despite saying earlier that he did not want to send American troops to another Muslim country. He also asked that the amount the U.S. spends on foreign AIDS relief ($15 b. since 2003) be doubled.
(bbcnews.com)
These are the two current events stories I had picked out for last week. My computer has unfortunately been refusing to let me get onto the internet at home, so found the stories at school and emailed them for myself. My internet was down all weekend, which is why I had none of last week's homework up. My delicious disappeared, so here are the links to the stories:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23477104/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7270635.stm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23477104/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7270635.stm
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