Formosa Resolution
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Cold War
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Asian History
- Geographical Location: China, Washington, D.C., Taiwan
- Date: January 29, 1955
Article abstract: Passage of a joint resolution affirms presidential power to defend Taiwan and demonstrates the willingness of the United States to wage an active Cold War.
Summary of Event
In 1949, as the communists took over mainland China at the end of the Chinese civil war, Chiang Kai-shek, president of the Republic of China, or Nationalist China, withdrew with part of his government and army to the island of Formosa and the nearby Pescadores Islands. Formosa, a Portuguese name meaning “beautiful,” was still used in the 1950’s to describe the...
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