April 30‚ 1975 the date that goes into the history of South Vietnam and the minds of many South Vietnamese as well as many Vietnamese-Americans. Especially‚ war veterans like Senator John Mc. Cain‚ this day remind him of a most painful memory‚ bruised and bitter feelings. On that day‚ North Vietnamese communist troops triumphantly rode T-54 Soviet-made tanks in column on one main street of Saigon leading to the South Vietnamese Presidential Palace‚ called "Doc Lap" (Independence) Palace. The tanks
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Whitlam Dismissal Essay Assess the causes of the dismissal of the Whitlam Government on November 11th‚ 1975 Gough Whitlam was the first Prime Minister of Australia to be dismissed from office‚ by the then-Governor-General Sir John Kerr. The dismissal was the most dramatic day in Australian political history‚ however the causes cannot be pinpointed to just one reason. Among other minor factors‚ it can be determined that the dismissal of Whitlam’s government was caused by the Senate’s acts of blocking
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lawyer. He was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the 18th Governor-General. He is best known for being the controversial figure at the centre of the dismissal of the Labor government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975‚ an event which sparked the most significant constitutional crisis in Australian history. On that day Kerr dismissed Prime Minister Whitlam and appointed Malcolm Fraser to form a caretaker government‚ pending elections. The dismissal was the most
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platform prior to coming to power‚ and as Prime Minister he established new Commonwealth bodies to deal with Aboriginal and Environmental issues‚ introduced free university education‚ and ended conscription. His term in office was cut short in November 1975 when he became the only Prime Minister to be removed from office by the Governor-General. Edward Gough Whitlam (commonly known by his middle name) was born in Melbourne in 1916. He graduated in Law from the University of Sydney‚ and served as a navigator
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Many Westerners may see the CCP as a almost catastrophic party and that the deaths their policy caused greatly outweighed the good that they did for society‚ the economy‚ and many other aspects of Chinese life. Combine a champion of the poor‚ a visionary leader‚ blind ideologue‚ and a brutal tyrant. What do you get? Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong‚ the communist revolutionary and founder of the People’s Republic of China‚ is both loved and loathed in the country he helped build. Some speak his name with
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The movements towards decolonization and revolutions undoubtedly paved the political landscape from 1945 to 1975. Decolonization is the process of removing colonial rule over satellite nations and colonies once owned by global empires such as the British and French. This movement towards decolonization installed a nationalistic pride within many newfound nations and allowed for the growth of ideologies relating to independence. Revolutions occurred in order to begin and promote the idea of decolonization
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The Whitlam Government (1972 1975) introduced many ideas that impacted on all the people of Australia. There may have been impediments that prevented the Whitlam Government from introducing new ideas‚ such as the Senate. Nevertheless in three years the Whitlam Government managed to win the hearts of many Australians. In their three year reign the Whitlam Government managed to create Medibank‚ establish firm relations with People’s Republic of China‚ establish the Department of Aboriginal Affairs
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How did the Vietnamese society affected after the war with American had ended in 1975? INTRODUCTION In Vietnam history‚ the country has been mixed with many wars but the one that has been recognize the most is probably the war against American. Many others countries paid attentions to the situation in Vietnam during the war. Because of advanced media‚ it allows television to broadcast war images internationally. As a consequence‚ the war in Vietnam became the first war that was being watch
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I saw the theme of survival in the texts "Tomorrow when the War began" by John Marsden‚ "The Hunger Games" Directed by Garry Ross‚ "Lying on the side walk bleeding" by Evan Hunter and "Rush" Directed by Ron Howard. The theme of survival means to keep something alive. In the film‚ "Rush"‚ the theme of survival is prevalent throughout the entire film. The film‚ based on a true story‚ follows the one of the most fearsome rivalries of Formula One’s golden era‚ focusing on the events of the 1976 World
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Section A: Aim of Investigation After they seized power in Cambodia in April 1975‚ Saloth "Pol Pot" Sar and the Khmer Rouge were responsible for the death of 1.5-3 million Cambodian’s and were perhaps one of the most ruthless regimes of the 20th century. The aim of this investigation is to evaluate Pol Pot’s means of maintaining power from 1975 to 1979. An account of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge’s drastic internal reforms including the slaughter of millions‚ economic reorganization‚ political restructuring
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