POL SCI 141B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Us Organization, Tabula Rasa, Antimilitarism
31 Jan 2017
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Us presidents have recognized the importance of ea and have tried to remain involved. The industrial revolution led to a dramatic shift of economic power from asia to europe and the us. Percentage share of world gdp (1000-1998): asia has declined, whereas europe and n. am has inclined. Asian decline sharp in 1820, period of colonization. Since 1950s, the asian economies have grown rapidly, first japan then the nics. World gdp does not correlate to world population. Other than canada and mexico, ea is the us s biggest trading partners. Gain an understanding of the impact of history (esp. historical animosities) on current relations. Become familiar with competing views of ne asian actors (china, taiwan, koreas, japan), understand current security and economic relations. Assess future trends and directions in the region, us role. Asia was not a blank slate before wwii and us involvement. After china shifted to more of a capitalist model, the us-china relationship has become more cordial.
