The Second Terms Of Truman Administration's Aid Policy To Southeast Asia

The Dissertation deals with"The second Terms of Truman Administration's Aid Policy to Southeast Asia"(1949-1953).For my part, Southeast Asia's status is inseparable with the cold war in Asian , American Aid Policy to Southeast Asia serves for the cold war in Asia.The paper consists of seven parts (Preface, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Conclusion). Chapter 2, Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 are important, which analysis"The second Terms of Truman Administration's Aid Policy to Southeast Asia".The preface, describes the paper's goal, the significance, the innovation, the method, and gives an introduction of the theory at home and abroad.Chapter1 describes Southeast Asia's status in American Policy(1945-1949) from The second Terms of Truman Administration's Policy and Aid Policy .Chapter2 describes the eve of Aid Policy.America was stroked by the victory of CPC in China in cold war deeply. Therefore American government started to draw up the comprehensive Asian policy, so NSC48/1 and NSC48/2 appeared. At this time, the Department of State and Department of Defense had the difference upon the policy. Department of State argued the standpoint should be economic. In the contrary, the latter thought the standpoint should be military. Although American government didn't have special document about Southeast Asia, this facet has been already mentioned in whole discussion.Chapter3 describes the beginning of Aid Policy.Because of the factors of Soviet, China and Vietnam, America started to pay attention to Southeast Asia. NSC64 appeared which symbolized that America regarded Southeast Asia as a base of containing Soviet Union, American policy to Southeast Asia turned brightly. Simultaneously, this document also symbolized that Department of State would consider the Southeast Asia from military angle. Then American Aid Policy to Southeast Asia was established basically. Meanwhile, America focused on the economic aspect. American government sent out the first economic aid team and paid the first aid fund to Southeast Asia.Chapter4 describes the transformation of Aid Policy.The outbreak of the hot war in Korea led America emphasize Southeast Asia's importance. So NSC124/1 and NSC124/2 appeared which symbolized that America started to emphasize China's influence in Southeast Asia. America began to hasten military aid and sent out the military aid team to Southeast Asia. American aid changed from economic to military, the economic aid served for the military aid.Chapter5 appraises the second Terms of Truman Administration's Aid Policy to Southeast Asia and has a comparison with aid policy to Taiwan.Conclusion discusses the insufficiency and gives some proposal to deepen further research.