Entry: Sun Yet-Sen Sun Yet-Sen was known as a political and a revolutionary in Chinese history. He is considered to be the co-founder of the Kuomintang and is said to be the father of modern China. Sun Yet-Sen was of the major contributors in the effort to abolish the Qing Dynasty and served as the first president of the Republic of China in 1912. His doctrine was written in “The Three Principles of The People”‚ which was a philosophical combination of democracy‚ socialism‚ and nationalism. Although
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existing colonies. Therefore‚ the suggestion to maintain another quasi colony was not welcomed by Britain. After that‚ the issue of Korea was raised again at the Cairo Conference in November 1943. Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ Winston Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek met and resolved to give independence to Korea. Consequently‚ they announced that “in due course Korea shall become free and independent”. However‚ the expression “in due course” was vague and inconclusive. The fact that there was neither guarantee
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there were mass Red Guard demonstrations in Tianamen Square in support of Mao Zedong‚ pictures of Mao were put up in every conceivable location from restaurants to the wallpaper in nurseries‚ and pamphlets and books of Mao ’s teachings were distributed to every Chinese citizen. One of these propaganda publications Quotations from Chairman Mao which later became known as the Little Red Book contained quotes from Mao Zedong and was distributed to every Chinese citizen. The history of the Red Book provides
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US Overwhelmed at Home At the end of the second world war in 1945‚ only two dominant forces had prevailed; the United States and the Soviet Union. While both suffered major casualties‚ none of which compared to those in Europe or Japan‚ they still retained the facilities to establish a new world order and fill the void of such power vacuum. However‚ tensions ensued due to the conflicting nature of their perspectives on the new world order‚ which were backed by their own national interest. The US
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The Effect World War II had on America “The world must know what happened‚ and never forget.” - General Eisenhower ("World War 2 Quotes."). World War 2‚ also known as the Second World War‚ was a war fought from 1939 to 1945 in Europe and‚ during much of the 1930s and 1940s‚ in Asia. The war in Europe began in earnest on September 1‚ 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany‚ and concluded on September 2‚ 1945‚ with the official surrender of the last Axis nation‚ Japan. However‚ in Asia the
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The Rape of Nanking On December 13‚ 1937 in order to break the spirit of Chinese resistance‚ Japanese General Matsui Iwane ordered that the city of Nanking be destroyed. Much of the city was burned‚ and Japanese troops launched a campaign of atrocities against civilians. In what became known as the "Rape of Nanking‚" the Japanese butchered an estimated 150‚000 male "war prisoners‚" massacred an additional 50‚000 male civilians‚ and raped at least 20‚000 women and girls of all ages‚ many of whom
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elements of evil are selfishness‚ ignorance‚ or neglect. Someone can be evil by doing an immoral act‚ like murder. Mao Zedong can be considered as an evil person. He has done many immoral actions throughout his life time. In “Lord of the Flies‚” Jack can be connected to Mao Zedong. Jack has made some decisions when he has gotten on the island that is morally wrong and bad. Mao Zedong is a person that is considered evil. Evil can be taken in many ways. Someone can do immoral acts and not be evil
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involvement in China’s borders. Many powers had invested interest in China’s future‚ and many involved themselves in China’s affairs during this conflict. From the outside aid of munitions and finances the CCP received from Russia‚ to the counselling Chiang Kai-shek received from Germany and America‚ their struggle might have played out very differently without the involvement of these world powers. This is unlike before Qin united China‚ when the only parties involved were of Chinese
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Essential Questions: Chapter Twenty-Eight Write a response to each of the following questions and / statements. Your responses must be written in complete sentences and should demonstrate an understanding of the course content. Please support your responses with historical evidence. 1. What major changes at the beginning of the 20th century would ultimately lead to hostilities between European powers? 2. How did the “Young Turks” seek to “cure” the “sick man of Europe?” 3. How did alliances
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countryside. Meisner (1986‚ p.373) points out that initially‚ the Cultural Revolution hardly affected the countryside‚ with the Red Guards banned from entering the peasant villages‚ presumably because virtually all peasants were already loyal followers of Mao. Mao tried to restore peasant associations in an attempt to bring more political power to rural areas. Nevertheless‚ in general‚ if these peasant associations tried to participate in their villages‚ higher powers intervened. Therefore‚ all in all‚ peasants
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