HIST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hubris, Bourgeoisie, Indochinese Communist Party
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In 1949, the communist movement in china succeeded in the struggle for political power. In 1950, the revolutionary movement in philippine called the huks also experienced the same fate (hunt). In similarity, both of these movements demonstrated the rising movement led by the peasants and its progress was spreading throughout asia. The united states" participation during the korean war is arguably an ideological-driven attempt to contain the mushrooming of these revolutionary movements in asia and also an attempt to uphold the american hubris. Hunt mentioned that the successes of revolutionary movements such as in vietnam and. China signaled the limit of the us military force and despite priding themselves as being better than the western european, they were seen by the revolutionaries as just another. Western imperialist aiming to extend its influence in asia (hunt). These challenges have possibly influenced the way the united states managed its influence in the asian region.
