Historical Context: 1984” 1 of 2). C. Franco- “Orwell himself fought against Franco in the Spanish civil War in the mid-1930s‚ supporting the socialist left” (“Historical Context: 1984” 1 of 2). D. Mao Tse-Tung-“1948/49: Mao Tse-tung battles Chiang Kai-Shek and his nationalist forces‚ finally defeating them in 1949 and establishing a totalitarian communist regime” (“1984” 243). E. Communism F. McCarthy- “The paranoia that characterized the McCarthy era was similar to the paranoia in 1984‚ as people
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Review 1. Reasons Japan Attacked at Pearl Harbor after General Tojo takes over Japan he starts to expand it across the pacific‚ including European colonies‚ so the U.S. puts an oil embargo on Japan. Japan attack because of this and Hawaii = in pacific. 2. Attack at Pearl harbor- created by Yamamoto- 12/7/41. 359 Jap planes‚ only 29 shot down. Pearl Harbor = shallow= special torpedo’s created. Sinks 8 U.S. battleships. U.S.S. Arizona= 1 3. War Production Board/War Labor Board- took over industry
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the hindrance in front of them. Hung Liu was born in Chanchun‚ Manchuriam Northeastern China‚ in February 17‚ 1948‚ which is 3 years after the World War II. Due to the Chinese Communist Revolution‚ led by Mao Tse-Tung who was trying to exile Chiang Kai-Shek—Taiwan President after his deportation from the mainland‚ her education life was affected; whereas‚ she was not able to get a proper education. Furthermore‚
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own leaders and military. To bring the socioeconomic problems under control‚ the Chinese Nationalist Party‚ also known as the Guomindang or GMD‚ was founded by Sun Yat-sen‚ and later taken over by Chiang Kai-shek‚ worked to return a republic foundation to the failing Monarchy system in China. Chiang worked with military leaders for the development of modern science and technology with an
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The Inchon landing‚ on the 15th September 1950‚ was a great military success for the USA. It was a high risk strategy; there was a large tidal change‚ no beaches‚ and a high possibility that the Koreans would mine the area. MacArthur appointed Lieutenant General Edward Almond with the 1st Marine Division to spearhead the attack. The leader of North Korea‚ Kim Ill Sung‚ was taken completely by surprise and therefore no mines had been placed on the harbour‚ despite Mao (the Chinese leader) warning
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lead the revolution. Also‚ Stalin feared Mao compete against him in the Communist world‚ so Stalin wanted a weak China and the USSR will then dominate Asia. He made his policies through self-interests. Thus‚ Stalin wanted Mao to cooperate with Chiang Kai-shek instead of carrying out a revolution. Therefore Mao believed Stalin was not a true revolutionary. The Sino-Soviet Treaty Alliance is another example‚ which the Soviets acted through self-interest. The treaty‚ which was the first treaty between
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meant to serve. Before World War ll The people of China were unhappy with imperial rule. Their unhappiness led to revolution and a civil war. Chiang Kai shek was a Nationalist and an Anti Communist. He led the military of China in the 1920s and helped allied powers that defeated the Japanese in WWll. When the Nationalists lost China to the Communists‚ Chiang maintained the republic by moving it to the island of Taiwan where he established economic development and political stability. Once Japan Was
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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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The People ’s Liberation Army‚ including strategic nuclear forces‚ army‚ navy‚ and air force‚ serves as the military of the People ’s Republic of China (PRC). It is 2.8 million strong making this force the largest army in the world. The PLA was established in the 1920s as the military arm of the Communist Party of China. It was originally named the Red Army. The People ’s Liberation Army ’s insignia consists of a round device with a design of five stars and the Chinese characters "ba-yi" (August
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