However, the reasons for US involvement in Korea can’t be explained simply by their interests in Japan. The USA was anti-appeasement as appeasement had failed in the past and they had learnt their lesson from World War 2. Kim in North Korea reminded the USA of Hitler, as Hitler could never be appeased and invaded anyway, just like Kim did when North Korea attacked the South. Also, Containment was part of US foreign policy in 1950, where Communism had to be contained to stop it spreading. This was similar to the Domino Theory
the Filipinos and Recognition for the Russians Increasing the nation's isolationism, President Roosevelt withdrew from Asia. Bowing to organized labor's demands of the exclusion of low-wage Filipino workers, Congress passed the Tydings-McDuffie Act in 1934, providing for the independence of the Philippines by 1946. The nation did not want to have to support the Philippines if Japan attacked there. In 1933, Roosevelt formally recognized the Soviet Union, opening up trade and bolstering a friendly counter-weight to the possible threat of German power in Europe and Japanese power in Asia. Becoming a Good Neighbor President Roosevelt initiated the Good Neighbor policy, renouncing armed intervention in Latin America.
The relationship between the Americans and the Japanese thawed further during the outbreak of World War I. The Japanese had entered into a treaty with Germany where it got concessions China and issued a list of demands on China. This aggression by Japan received strong opposition within the US administration that foothold on China by the Japanese would nullify the Open Door Policy. The American then secretary assistant
This speech was given to the people by Roosevelt to show that he had declared a state of war, due to the actions of the Empire of Japan. He stated “As commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.” (para 10) He gave the speech to show that we the people of the United States had to ban together and overcome this devastation. This is how Roosevelt gave the people the belief that there was value to the declaration of war. In his speech Roosevelt stated “It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago.
A main one being the French. They had influenced Indo-China since before world war II. Japan, in WWII, tried to get hold of Indo-China so they fought the French for it. At the beginning of the battle, it was the French and Vietminh vs Japan. Japan were on their way to victory so France decided they had no chance of winning and decided to think about surrendering.
This is known as Ridgeways revival as he got the UN forces back in the war and stalemate for the rest of the war. This was a success as the Chinese attack overwhelmed the US/UN forces meaning they had to retreat, but Ridgeway got them back into the war. The main military failure was Macarthur Provoking the Chinese. As he ordered the troops to push further north towards the Yalu River, China saw this as the beginning of an attack on them so they intervened. Not only for this reason did China attack the US, but also Mao Zedong wanted to strengthen his position in china and thought attacking the US would do so.
Japan had always relied on a strong military, and in the 1930's Japan's leaders turned to military power to solve problems such as a growing population, lack of resources and perceived racist policies of the Western world. Meanwhile, the US was seeking to advance themselves by isolating their country from external affairs: this meant they were isolating themselves from the conflict of World War 2 in Europe by only supplying arms (to Britain and China) but refusing to send American men to the front lines. This policy of isolationism was threatened when Japan's idea of a self-sufficient Asian area, the Co-Prosperity Sphere, was introduced. As these two strong forces grew, a collision course transpired. While Japan wanted to expand in Asia-Pacific and build an Empire.
Tsar Nicholas II had always desired imperial expansion to the Far East. Russia clashed with Japan over shared interests in China and Korea. This resulted in the Russo Japanese war to break out. The 1905 Revolution was a different matter; however, they are both connected to each other. The 1905 Revolution was initiated from a peaceful protest by the Surfs but soon transformed into something much bigger.
One of the reasons for this isolationist policy was Japan’s fear of European colonisation and to preserve the Japanese culture. In 1853 Commodore Matthew Perry of the US Navy sailed into Tokyo Bay and demanded that Japan ends its isolation and begin trading with the outside world and offer safety for shipwrecked sailors. After this event, Japan’s relationships with the world began to change. Trade treaties were signed with the USA and further treaties with Russia, Britain and the Netherlands. The shogunate system ended, and the young emperor Meiji took power and the old feudal system started
Imperialism Over Asia and Its Impact Shirley Hughes HIS: 351 Asia in Age of Decolonization & Globalization Professor, Holly Heatley November 7, 2011 Imperialism Over Asia and its Impact The advances in technology, agriculture, transportation, communication and more importantly military weapons gave Europeans the power to impose on other countries either by force or the threat of force. China suffered from unbalanced treaties after rebellions failed due to the Unification of European forces along with Japanese forces. China was forced into signing, while India suffered through the methods of divide and conquer, pitting the indigenous Hindu’s and Muslims against one another leaving the door open for British control. Japan with its military might and its aid in fighting with the allies during WWI was viewed as a great power. Japan’s industrialized economy needed resources, which Japan believed they could obtain through the same methods of imperialism.