Mao Zedong – Assess Mao’s rise to power 1893-1976. Born on December 26th 1893 in Shaoshan. According to Chinese astrology‚ Mao was born in the year of the snake. Tradition held that his life would therefore be dominated by concern over financial matters‚ that he would be a nocturnal person given to working late at night‚ unconventional but politically minded‚ adept at befriending strangers‚ and preferring a quiet home life without disturbances. Was the son of a peasant farmer and went on
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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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Hồ Chí Minh (Vietnamese pronunciation: [hô̤ tɕǐmɪŋ] ( listen)‚ Chữ Nôm: 胡志明)‚ born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc (19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969) was a Vietnamese Marxist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He formed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the Việt cộng during the Vietnam War until his death. Hồ led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward‚ establishing
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They opened a second front against Germany in Western Europe. | 4. (TCO 3) China’s Communists finally won the long civil war under the leadership of (Points : 2) | Mao Zedong. Kim Il Sung. Syngman Rhee. Chiang Kai-shek. | 5. (TCO 3) What city was divided during the Cold War and became a hotspot for espionage and intrigue? (Points : 2) | Paris. London. Berlin. Rome. | 6. (TCO 4) What was one reason for the rise in Japan’s
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which was our first peace-time military alliance in history. In many cases the United States intervened with the affairs of other nations. After Japan’s withdrawal from China after WWII‚ we continued to send almost all aid short of troops to Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalists who were now fighting against communism and Mao Zedong. In many other cases the United States intervened internationally to fight communism. The US paid for 80% of French war costs in Vietnam and helped stop the communist
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throughout America’s history. The first stereotype of Chinese Americans were the Fu Manchu and the Charlie Chan image as well as the coming of dim opium dens and filthy gambling halls. Then‚ with the coming of the WWII‚ China was America’s ally and Chiang Kai Shek was a hero to all. The American people heard about the clean‚ amiable‚ upright‚ and industrious Chinese Americans. It was in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s that the Chinese American was the face of the Model Minority. Chiu says that the Chinese
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Have you ever wondered what living in America actually means? To many people being an American is a title filled with sacrifice and courage. To others it means having a democracy style of government‚ or to be living the American Dream to some it may mean being free. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and most of them are not wrong‚ but the question still remains? What does America mean? Does your America entitle freedom and equality‚ democracy or does it entitle honor and integrity. When the
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In the 1930s‚ the family was the most important unit of the society. The family was an important economic unit since most the people lived in rural areas and worked on the land. Families in the same clan had similar common names. Some villages had people from the same family. Most of the people in the villages had four to five surnames. In the 1930s and 1950s land was the main form of wealth in China and it was divided equally among the sons of the landowner. Quick example that Xiangzi‚ Rickshaw
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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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