Many events led up to the Vietnam War. The League for the Independence of Vietnam, generally known as the Viet Minh, was organized in 1941 as a nationalistic party seeking Vietnamese independence from France. On September 2, 1945, less than a month after the Japanese surrendered in World War II, ... Read More
Isolated from its neighbours by the vast windswept deserts of central Asia and the mighty Tibetan plateaus to the west, by the Jungles of the south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the east, China developed a civilization and cultural tradition independent from the rest of the world, even though ... Read More
Britain's policies towards Ireland between 1914 and 1922 have gone through much change and continuity. Most of the Policies and attitudes the British Government either had or did not have at the time caused much conflict within Ireland and its citizens and against England. The Primary cause of this conflict ... Read More
At the end of the Second World War, Civil War in China started up again. The Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, continued to battle against the Nationalist for control of the country. The CCP approached the fight for revolution with a flexible plan that adapted to the most immediate needs ... Read More
Mao Zedong was a nationalist because he tried to serve the best interests of the nation. His nationalist motivations are made clear in an analysis of the similarities between his Communist Party and the Nationalist Party. The similarities between the Communists and the Nationalists are evident through a comparison of ... Read More
How China became a communist country Communism occurs when the government is in charge of all businessesand private ownerships are forbidden. China first became a communistcountry in 1949 because of the influence of Mao Zedong and his partycommitted to communism. The assimilation began during the 1927 civil war in china ... Read More
Book Report- Asad The Sphinx of Damascus by Moshe MaozReading the only biography of Hafez al-Asad written originally in English was a great opportunity to learn about Asads life and legacy. Asads presidency, like most American presidencies, was loved by some and hated by others. While Asad is praised for ... Read More
By the end of World War II, Chinas political structure had fallen apart as the Communist Party of China (CPC) rose to power against the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang (KMT)) as a result of corruption in the government and poverty countrywide. This threat of the Nationalist power resulted in chaos ... Read More
In the book by Nancy Guy, Peking Opera and Politics in Taiwan, is an analysis and summary of the effects and the role that Peking Opera had in Taiwanese politics and on its society.This book starts from the beginning from when the Nationalist Party (The Republic of China or ROC ... Read More
Before PrisonAs a young child, Nelson Mandela was informally nicknamed the troublemaker by his father. His father was a royal counselor, and so Mandela attended the University College of Fort Hare to follow in his fathers footsteps. He found his interest in street fighting when he moved to Johannesburg to ... Read More
The rise of Afrikaner nationalism was incumbent on Afrikaners attitudes towards, reactions to and engrained social identity of class. Class was significant to Afrikaner nationalism both internally, in reference to class structure within the Afrikaner culture, and externally, in relation to Afrikaners in the wider South African class structure. A ... Read More
Chinas Struggle for Success in Modern Day SocietyToday, as the worlds largest exporter and importer of goods, China is one of the fastest developing countries with the worlds second-largest economy by both nominal GDP and purchasing power. For centuries, however, China has been ruled by hereditary monarchies that have expanded, ... Read More
Alienation and Conformity as Forces of Social Change Political PrisonersNelson Mandela became South Africas first democratically elected president in 1994. This act marked the official end of white minority ruling, otherwise known as Apartheid. Apartheid is an Afrikaans word for the state of being apart, or apart-hood. It was a ... Read More
AnonymousEnglish HAugust 29, 2014Cry, the Beloved Country EssayNelson Mandela once said, No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love ... Read More
EQ 12 Assess the extent to which ideological appeal aided the rise and rule of Nasser.It appears that, rather than Nassers ideology, the recent history of revolution in Africa and Asia contributed most to Nassers rise to power. By the 1950s, when Nasser began to rule Egypt, there were organized ... Read More
Communism Strikes ChinaThe Dragons Village takes place in China during the 1950s where both the Communist Party and Guomindang (also known as the Chinese Nationalist Party) are fighting to control China. After a long civil war, the Communist party prevailed. However, that did not come at an easy price. Thousands ... Read More
Mao ZedongSex MalePronunciation mow dzuhdoongHistory also spelled Mao Tse-tungLife (1893-1976)Leader and leading theorist of the Chinese communist revolution, born in the village of Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China, the son of a farmer. He graduated from Changsha teachers' training college, then worked at Beijing University, where he was influenced by Chen ... Read More
I. IntroductionDuring the final years of the Sino-Japanese war (1944-45), hegemony over Mainland China was distinctly split between the contending authorities of the Kuomintang (KMT or Nationalist Party) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Despite attempts to settle their differences through American-mediated negotiations, in August of 1945, Chiang refused Mao ... Read More
India's present constitution went into effect on Jan. 26, 1950. At that time, the nation changed its status from a dominion to a federal republic, though it remained within the Commonwealth. A president, chosen by an Electoral College replaced the governor-general, appointed by the British Crown. The president is the ... Read More
Chiang Kai-shekChiang Kai-shek, also known as Chiang Chung-cheng, was the son of a middle-class wine merchant who lived in the village of Chikow in Chekiang Province. When he was fourteen years old, following the Chinese custom of that time, he was arranged to be marry by his mother (the brides ... Read More
A path to a dead end the Weimar Republics inevitable failure and the rise of Hitler to power. There were various factors that contributed to the failure of the Weimar Republic of Germany and the ascent of Hitlers National Socialist German Workers Party into power on January 30, 1933. Various ... Read More
Mao ZedongSex MalePronunciation mow dzuhdoongHistory also spelled Mao Tse-tungLife (1893-1976)Leader and leading theorist of the Chinese communist revolution, born in the village of Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China, the son of a farmer. He graduated from Changsha teachers' training college, then worked at Beijing University, where he was influenced by Chen ... Read More
A path to a dead end the Weimar Republics inevitable failure and the rise of Hitler to power. There were various factors that contributed to the failure of the Weimar Republic of Germany and the ascent of Hitlers National Socialist German Workers Party into power on January 30, 1933. Various ... Read More
Mao turned China into a complete Totalitarianism state. It was the Communist ideology that ran the country. All social, political, economic, Cultural and intellectual activities were in some way controlled by Mao. Mao set many rules by which the people were to live by making China at the time, a ... Read More
HistoryRacial segregation and the supremacy of whites had been traditionally accepted in South Africa prior to 1948, but in the general election of that year, Daniel F. Malan officially included the policy of apartheid in the Afrikaner Nationalist party platform, bringing his party to power for the first time. Although ... Read More
Chiang Kai-shekChiang Kai-shek, also known as Chiang Chung-cheng, was the son of a middle-class wine merchant who lived in the village of Chikow in Chekiang Province. When he was fourteen years old, following the Chinese custom of that time, he was arranged to be marry by his mother (the brides ... Read More
In this essay I will be looking at the various themes that occur in general elections over a long period of time. I will be looking at the patterns of party support, the effects of the media, and election campaigns. The fist theme, which I will be investigating, is the ... Read More
Apartheid is not a new thing. Ever since Dutch colonists landed in 1652, "Blacks" and "Whites" have lived apart in South Africa. Officially started in 1948 when the Afrikaner Nationalist party came to power, apartheid is a system of racial laws devised to "Preserve and promote a white majority over ... Read More
In 1934, at the height of its prestige, the British Union of Fascists held over 50, 000 members in its books. Marches were organised, rallies held and uniforms worn. Mosley had the backing of Lord Rothermere and his Daily Mail, often printing pro-Blackshirt columns. Yet by late 1939, support was ... Read More
LocationBangladesh is located in South Asia and shares borders with India to the west, the north and the east. To the southeast lies Burma. The southern shores are washed by the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh occupies a fertile delta created by two of Asia's largest river systems, the Ganges and ... Read More