Why Was the United States More Successful in Dealing with the Former

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Essay

Why was the United States more successful in dealing with the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe than with China? Why did President George H.W.Bush refuse to punish China after it brutally crushed the prodemocracy movement?

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Definitions:

Dual Federalism

The political arrangement in which state governments and the federal government exercise exclusive and separate powers, as opposed to sharing authority or collaborating on decisions.

Cooperative Federalism

A concept of federalism wherein national, state, and local governments work together to solve problems and create policies.

Federal System

A form of government in which power is divided between a central authority and several regional or state governments.

Unitary Systems

A form of government where a single central authority has the ultimate power, with any administrative divisions (if they exist) subservient to it.