according to the times‚ and so has the the nation’s literature. Chinese literature dates all the way back to 21 B.C.E‚ and during that time period chinese literature centered around confucianism and folklore. Literature took a sporadic toll when Mao Zedong and the Communist Party of China came to power. Before the rise of the communist party‚ China was under the rule of the nationalist Kuomintang government. The corrupt and inefficient orders of the nationalist party gave access to the communist party
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Party leader Mao Zedong. The Khmer Rouge was a communist organization under the leadership of Pol Pot which took control of Cambodia by force. Although the Cultural Revolution was a movement launched by Mao Zedong and the Khmer Rouge was a regime led by Pol Pot‚ the two revolutions have similar origins‚ objectives‚ and outcomes. _____‚ the Cultural Revolution and the Khmer Rouge have different origination. The Cultural Revolution was a movement launched by Communist leader Mao Zedong. _____‚ the
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Revolution however‚ was not started by the people of China. Though the Red Guards did make protests against part of the government‚ and they also wanted change for China‚ they were being manipulated by Mao Zedong. The whole revolution‚ as stated before‚ is actually revolving around only Mao Zedong and was used to re-establish his beliefs. He was the one who started the whole revolution – if it is even considered a revolution at all. Ever since Mao’s plan ‘Great Leap Forward’ had failed‚ his position
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"WWII" redirects here. For other uses‚ see WWII (disambiguation). For Winston Churchill’s history‚ see The Second World War (book series). Page semi-protected World War II Infobox collage for WWII.PNG Clockwise from top left: Chinese forces in the Battle of Wanjialing‚ Australian 25-pounder guns during the First Battle of El Alamein‚ German Stuka dive bombers on the Eastern Front winter 1943–1944‚ US naval force in the Lingayen Gulf‚ Wilhelm Keitel signing the German Instrument of
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eventually brought the People’s Republic of China to the brink of civil war. The revolution was launched by Mao Zedong‚ the Chairman of the Communist Party of China‚ in order to regain control after the Great Leap Forward. During the Great Leap Forward campaign Mao Zedong loss a significant amount of power to his rivals Lui Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping. The campaign started in 1957. Mao Zedong wanted to increase the speed of socialism in China. He did this by establishing special communes in the countryside
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Chapter 14-The Uneasy Peace Section 1-The Cold War Begins An Iron Curtain Starts to Fall 1. US/USSR did not trust each other An Uneasy Alliance 1. US‚ Britain‚ USSR + 3 other nations=Grand Alliance during WWII 2. Old hatreds in many nations 3. USSR a. Resented fact that US‚ French‚ British supported whites b. US refused to recognize USSR until 1933 c. Soviet propaganda=fear of American capitalism with divisions between rich/poor and swings from prosperity
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Mark R. Peattie‚ Edward J. Drea‚ Hans J. van de Ven‚ eds. The Battle for China: Essays on the Military History of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945. Stanford: Stanford University Press‚ 2010. Illustrations‚ maps. 664 pp. $65.00 (cloth)‚ ISBN 978-0-8047-6206-9. Reviewed by Roger H. Brown (Saitama University) Published on H-War (December‚ 2012) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey The Sino-Japanese War of 1937-45 was immense both in its scale and consequences. Nevertheless‚ Western military histories
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which had worker‚ farming‚ and cooking groups to better the economy because it used less materials and money. The Great Leap Forward was one of the world’s worst famines lead by Mao Zedong in an attempt to rival American economies in the 1930’s. All was going well for a couple weeks‚ and then the steel came into play. Mao had every man and boy working in the caves mining for steel. They found some and started smelting it. The steel was so under par that it was degrading at one of the fastest rates
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Elpidio Quirino Philippine President (1948-1953) 6th President of the Republic of the Philippines Vice-President: Fernando H. Lopez Assumed the remaining term & re-elected From The liberal party (LP) Also known as "apo lakay QUIRINO‚ ELPIDIO [Quirino‚ Elpidio] ‚ 1890-1956‚ Filipino statesman‚ b. Ilocos Sur prov.‚ Luzon. After he was admitted (1915) to the bar he became a law clerk in the Philippine senate. For many years he was Manual Quezon ’s political aide. Quirino was elected (1919)
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Name__________________________________________ Per____ Date_____________________ Chapter 28 Study Guide- Crisis of Imperial Order 1900-1929 Directions: Using complete sentences‚ answer the following questions. Use the question as the stem of your response. Page numbers provided. 1. Who fired the shots that ignited WWI? p.736 2. Give at least one example of Europeans meddling in Ottoman affairs. p.736-7 3. In what 3 empires/regions was nationalism a dividing force? p.738 4. List the members
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