Instead, the U.S.’s primary concern was to gain control of Japan’s former colonies to expand U.S. imperial outreach in Asia. . . ... John Reed Hodge (left) speaks at the founding ceremony of the Republic of Korea When troops of the former USSR entered Korea in the last days of the..…

The stagnation of the economy investment, and growth that have prevailed in United States, Japan, and Europe, despite the deep and widespread defeats of the working class — has left the oligopolies with excess cash relative to opportunities for profitable productive investment. ..…

Nations such as Vietnam, the Philippines, and Japan faced the damage left by strong typhoons and tropical storms. . ..…

The readiness of Soviets, at least temporarily, not to contest Western Italy, Greece, Western Europe, and Japan, and the willingness of Western powers to accept Soviet rule in much of Eastern Europe still left open the issue of Poland, at least for while. ..…