Prescribed Subject 2: The emergence and development of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ 1946 to 1964 1. (a) According to Source A‚ Mao wanted to start a technological revolution in China for several reasons. Firstly‚ he believed that after the anti-feudal land reform‚ agricultural co-operativization‚ and the socialist reconstruction of private industries‚ commerce‚ and handicrafts‚ a technological revolution would be the logical next step. Confirming this state of mind is Mao’s quote
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1. Which of the following was NOT one of the early modern Islamic empires? Ottoman‚ Abbasid‚ Gujarat‚ Mughal‚ Safavid. * Abbasid and Gujarat. 2. How were the three Muslim early modern empires similar? The largest of the three empires‚ the Ottoman‚ stretched at its peak in the 17th century from north Africa to southern Russia‚ and from Hungary to the port of Aden on the southern end of the Red Sea. To the east in what is now Iran and Afghanistan‚ the Safavid dynasty arose to challenge the
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Name Class Date THE NEW IMPERIALISM Section 2 Quiz A. Terms‚ People‚ and Places Match the descriptions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided. Not all of the terms in Column II will be used. Each answer can be used only once. Column I Column II 1. a famous missionary and explorer 2. leader of West African resistance to colonial rule 3. helped set up a powerful Muslim state in Nigeria 4. the upper class 5. ruthless
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Catcher in the Rye Conflict Response Jorge Andres Salgado Oct-7-2010 Holden‚ the main character of the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ had to face many conflicts during the story. These conflicts connect to him either by secondary character or by himself. Not only do this conflicts affect Holden‚ but if affects the people around him as well. Holden’s attitude became negative because of all the conflicts he faced. “The first thing you’ll probably ask is where I was born and how my
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#8—Crash Course World History Alexander the Great 1. Alexander of Macedon‚ born in 356 BCE‚ died in 323 BCE at the ripe old age of _32_____. 2. Alexander was the son of King __phillip________ II‚ and when just 13 years old he tamed a horse no one else could ride named Bucephalus‚ which impressed his father so much he said: “Oh thy son‚ look thee at a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself‚ for Macedonia is too little for thee.” 3. Let’s to look at Alexander of Macedon’s story by examining
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entire empire; population inexhaustible. II. The primary reason a state succeeded in empire building was: a. An ideology supporting personal identification with the state‚ empire‚ conquest and militarism: Rome: “republic” based on citizenship of free men; citizenship ensured loyalty to the state and brought taxes into the state treasury; emperor-dictators had to support the idea of the republic and pretend to follow what the Senate‚ council of elder wealthy men‚ decreed. Development of bureaucracy
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Andrew Meiborg Dr. Mary P. Dalles English 1130-07 2 April 2014 Response to “People Like Us” In the essay “People Like Us”‚ Brooks states that maybe we are indeed a diverse nation when considered as a whole‚ but when you look at us on the community level‚ we are homogenous. Brooks describes numerous ways in which Americans separate themselves from one another. Overall‚ I agree with the points made by Brooks and can draw many similarities to my own life. For example‚ when Brooks describes how
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independence‚ that they can think freely‚ choose freely‚ and express themselves freely. This all is connected to the idea of free will that many believe is what makes us human. Many people cannot‚ however‚ define free will. There is always the feeling that one can do whatever he/she wants. That is probably why this idea is such a pleasing concept. There is just one serious flaw in the free will concept. People cannot determine everything; there are some things‚ even before one is born‚ that determines who
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As I watched ‘Killing us Softly 3’‚ I began to feel the clutch of Jean Kilbourne’s hand around my dignity as I already found myself preparing my mind’s susceptibility to her reprimanding me for being a part of the mass media culture who through its advertising objectifies women. Unfortunately for Mrs. Kilbourne however‚ these feelings of self-loathing were short lived. I realized that as a sympathizer for the hardships and discrimination that women are faced with‚ I was almost drawn into this amalgamation
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WELCOME TO AP ART HISTORY!!! Greetings AP Art History Student! Welcome to your course! My name is Mrs. Crosier and I’m thrilled to have you as a student to work together to help you earn free college credit! An Advanced Placement (AP) course with FLVS is a rigorous‚ college-level learning experience. AP courses require a high level of commitment and are an opportunity to earn college credit based on a qualifying score on a national AP exam. A student should only be enrolled in an
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