The ending of the Second World War saw the collapse of the Japanese Empire. It saw a major redrawing of the Map of Asia. Soviet forces had Liberated Manchuria and North Korea. The US liberated South Korea.
The ending of the Second World War saw a resumption of the Chinese Civil War as the Nationalist and the Communist Battled to see who would control China. The United States had helped to rebuild and modernize the Nationalist Armed Forces. The Chinese troops that had fought in Burma had benefited from this training. it had also seen the weeding out of corruption in the Chinese military and reforms.. For nearly three years the Chinese Civil War had waged. The Nationalist had been unable to recover Manchuria but they had managed to drive the Communist out of the rest of China.
The Nationalist under Chaing Kai Shek had then set a demilitarized Zone between the two China's but on either side of the Zone it was heavily fortified.
The Chinese leader had still called for the destruction of the Communist state but had realized that China needed vast help to recover from the damage caused by 8 years of destruction.
The Chinese leader asked for US help and investment in his country.
At the same time he had denounced the treaties that had given foreigners special rights. The Chinese leader and the British had reached an understanding regarding that position.
Britain had restored its position in Hong Kong. It had strengthen its defenses of the crown colony. Britain had also set up a legislative body in the crown colony. This assembly would be elected by the people. The British Government would continue to appoint the Royal governor but an opening was made in giving the citizens of the colony a voice.
Korea had been divided and the South had become a democratic Republic. Unfortunately the North had become a very closed state modeled upon the Soviet Union. Elections which were suppose to have taken place in all of Korea were never held in the North. The Soviet backed leader of the North proclaimed the North the People's Democratic republic of Korea.
The French and Dutch had re-established themselves in their colonies in Indochina and the Netherlands East Indies. While in July of 1946 the United States granted independence to the Philippines.
India was granted independence by Britain as was Ceylon. There was however a question as to whether it would break apart due to religious strife.
The ending of the Second World War saw a resumption of the Chinese Civil War as the Nationalist and the Communist Battled to see who would control China. The United States had helped to rebuild and modernize the Nationalist Armed Forces. The Chinese troops that had fought in Burma had benefited from this training. it had also seen the weeding out of corruption in the Chinese military and reforms.. For nearly three years the Chinese Civil War had waged. The Nationalist had been unable to recover Manchuria but they had managed to drive the Communist out of the rest of China.
The Nationalist under Chaing Kai Shek had then set a demilitarized Zone between the two China's but on either side of the Zone it was heavily fortified.
The Chinese leader had still called for the destruction of the Communist state but had realized that China needed vast help to recover from the damage caused by 8 years of destruction.
The Chinese leader asked for US help and investment in his country.
At the same time he had denounced the treaties that had given foreigners special rights. The Chinese leader and the British had reached an understanding regarding that position.
Britain had restored its position in Hong Kong. It had strengthen its defenses of the crown colony. Britain had also set up a legislative body in the crown colony. This assembly would be elected by the people. The British Government would continue to appoint the Royal governor but an opening was made in giving the citizens of the colony a voice.
Korea had been divided and the South had become a democratic Republic. Unfortunately the North had become a very closed state modeled upon the Soviet Union. Elections which were suppose to have taken place in all of Korea were never held in the North. The Soviet backed leader of the North proclaimed the North the People's Democratic republic of Korea.
The French and Dutch had re-established themselves in their colonies in Indochina and the Netherlands East Indies. While in July of 1946 the United States granted independence to the Philippines.
India was granted independence by Britain as was Ceylon. There was however a question as to whether it would break apart due to religious strife.