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During The Second World War The United States Government To The Evolution Of The "Flying Tigers"Attitude

Posted on:2015-01-09Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:F XuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2266330428968783Subject:World History
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During the second world war, suffering from the Japanese bombing, and not of strength to the Chinese government, I hope with the help of the United States to form a volunteer support China. Chiang kai-shek chennault and others within the U.S. government activities, due to the strength of American consumption need to contain China and Japan, the delay of the war against the west’s time, but can not interfere with the implementation of the strategy of "after the first and the", thus forming a American volunteer group, aid is the most appropriate choice, less investment, and to be able to appease China, and Japan and can avoid confrontation, seems to be a three way all its beauty. Therefore, under the lead of the Treasury, the White House, the state council has expressed support for the plan, army after hesitation, also agreed to the plan, just cut the size of the volunteer group and combat capability. In the process of volunteer group was established, the United States government departments are more positive. After Pearl Harbour, America and Japan go to war, volunteer in the china-burma-india battlefield, with its color, with impressive record, is called the "flying tigers" at home and abroad. However, the United States to Australia at this time as the Pacific main air force base, to the Chinese battlefield almost no air support. The U.S. military to power the dominant treatment alliance between China and the United States at this time, but indifference to the Chinese battlefield, only try to less investment, more returns, even rob the relieving of China. In this context, chennault’s volunteer group has been in the case of lack of planes and supplies struggling, and forced to join the army air corps. Before and after the U.S. government established the "flying tigers" attitude, is changed from positive to negative. This, among them also with the U.S. government has a lot to do with the change of the internal power structure. Due to U.S. military battlefield attitude of contempt for China, making China’s air force has been weak, poor to support the war of resistance in China and china-us relations, has had a negative impact. But the great feats of the "flying tigers", has its history...
Keywords/Search Tags:The flying tigers (China volunteer group, USA), Chennault, Chiang kai-shek. Roosevelt. Stilwell
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