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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the way Japan deals with military issues that affect the country is in a western manor of bureaucracy. The “Treaty of Portsmouth” marked the end of the Russo-Japanese War and is made to sound as if its a contract to say to Russia don’t mess with us or we will mess you up‚ and has an air of Nationalism in it. All of the documents in the group show that the west had slowly influenced just about every aspect of Japan. th th Japanese trade expanded in the 19 and early 20 centuries as in documents
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United States History The Confederation and Constitution Study Questions Chapter 9 1. In the Revolutionary period through 1783-1789‚ there were a lot of statements and rights regarding tyranny effects. US Constitution gave out the laws that actually formed the government. Most importantly‚ Bill of Rights that have first 10 amendments regarding the constitution that gave the US all of the important statements that were used in the Declaration of Independence. Also‚ Thomas Jefferson stated how
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Between the period from 1880 to 1914‚ European powers went after overseas empires in Africa. The governments and political leaders of the European powers believed that this colonization of the African empires was necessary to maintain their global influence. A second group of people supposed that African colonization was the result of the greedy Capitalists who \only cared for new resources and markets. The third group of people claimed it to be their job to enlighten and educate the uncivilized
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George Washington There are many fascinating people who played a vital role in US history. A name that will always remain bright among these people is George Washington. He was born in Virginia in 1732. George Washington was the first president of the United States. Before he became a president‚ he had served as commander-in-chief during the Revolutionary War. His outstanding is not only because he was the first president of the United States‚ but also due to his leadership qualities
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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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|Chapter 3: Classical |Civilization: India |AP World History | | | | | |The Framework for Indian History: Geography and a Formative Period | |
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Dustin Winski Jun 26th‚ 2012 AP Euro AP European History Summer Assignment 2012 Why did trade and travel decline after the fall of Rome? After the fall of Rome‚ with no government to supply protection or to keep the rads and bridges repaired‚ travel became difficult and dangerous. This danger‚ coupled with ignorance and lack of desire to change the situation by the powerful lords‚ whose manors required little trade‚ led to the decline in travel and trade. Who was the first
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Chapter 1 New World Beginnings 33‚000 B.C. - A.D. 1783 225 Million Years Ago - Pangaea started to break apart. 10 Million Years Ago - North America was shaped by nature - Canadian Shield 2 Million Years Ago - Great Ice Age 35‚000 Years Ago - The oceans were glaciers and the sea level dropped‚ leaving an isthmus connecting Asia
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States of America is one of the most frequently studied wars of any in American History. This terrible war put brothers from the North against brothers from the South and the result was both awful and catastrophic. When counting the dead and wounded on both sides‚ including the destruction of houses‚ farms‚ and the livelihood of people on both sides‚ the Civil War was the most terrible and bloodiest war in American History. There were many issues that sparked the beginning of the American Civil War
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