In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Japan was modernizing and adopting Western ways. China chose not to follow
this path, but instead believed in building on its historic strengths. What was the result of this for China? China, although not industrialized, became a strong, imperial presence in East Asia. Foreign powers controlled spheres of influence within an internally weak China. Japan was able to rid China of foreign spheres of influence and control most of the country. Foreign powers had divided China up into colonies and
On June 27, President Truman announced to the nation and the world that America would intervene in the Korean conflict in order to prevent the conquest of an independent nation by communism.
