Were the Americans justified in dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945? The United States of American became the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry in warfare‚ when they dropped the first of two atomic bombs 2000 feet over the city of Hiroshima in japan on August 6th 1945‚ killing 80000 civilians and militants instantly and eventually leading to the total destruction of up to 90 per cent of the city. This bomb along with a second bomb led to the surrender of japan just days
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Chinatown: Its culture‚ history‚ demographics and landscape Abstract This research paper encompasses parts of Chinatown ’s culture‚ history‚ demographics and landscape. We will attempt to explain some of their beliefs and customs‚ as well as‚ link the present Chinese Americans to their past in Communist China. It ’s hard to remain objective‚ particularly while taking this class (COMS540)‚ but in an effort to remain somewhat neutral‚ we will limit our comments to just slightly closer to being
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"To what extent can the Korean War be regarded as a Cold War proxy war?" The Cold War was the continuing state of political conflict‚ military tension‚ proxy wars‚ and economic competition existing after World War II between the Communist World – primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies – and the powers of the Western world‚ primarily the United States and its allies. The Korean War was a military conflict between the Republic of Korea‚ supported by the United Nations‚ and
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surrender with him (LaFeber‚ 2008). He claimed that “if he could attack China’s “coastal areas and interior bases‚” he could defeat Chinese forces (LaFeber‚ 2008‚ p. 128). Moreover‚ he opposed Truman’s decision to keep Chaing Kai-shek isolated from the fighting because he felt that Kai-shek should be allowed to participate in and contribute to the war (LaFeber‚ 2008). He delivered his opinion to an annual U.S. convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars‚ which further undermined President Truman’s policies
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Leadership of Mao Zedong RXE Chen Qianqian 3011521 November 4‚ 2010 Content Abstract …………………………………………3 Introduction………………………………………4 Biography Family ……………………………………5 Education – Self-study……………………5 Revolutionary road Into the party’s central power………6 Conquest Kuomintang………………7 Rebuild China………………………8 Leadership
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Modern day Shanghai represents a bustling city with rapid urbanization and a significant foreign influence that has become an economic‚ global center. It is important to note‚ however‚ that it took centuries for Shanghai to be molded into this current‚ dynamic‚ fiscal city. From the 5th to the 7th century‚ Shanghai was sparsely populated. This inability to promote settlement within the region was largely due to the “deltaic position of the area” that ultimately retarded the city’s economic growth
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Alyssa Franco 11/28/12 Mao Zedong is considered to be one of the most controversial political leaders of the twentieth century. He has been known both as a savior and a tyrant to the Chinese people. From his strategic success of the Long March‚ to his humiliating failure of the Great Leap Forward‚ to the Cultural Revolution that shocked the country and took countless lives‚ Mao has significantly influenced the result of what China is today. From humble origins‚ Mao Zedong rose to absolute power
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In 1949 China underwent a revolution that brought Mao Zedong and his Communist party into power. The nationalists‚ led by Chiang Kai-Shek‚ had retreated to the island of Formosa (Taiwan) while they continued their war with mainland China. Mao quickly moved to ally himself with the Soviet Union‚ and signed a treaty with the Soviets in 1950. The Truman administration faced criticism
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Rutgers University Fall 2012 | | |How Will the 2012 Election affect US-Chinese Relations? | |Policy Brief | |Lennox DeJonge | |11/21/2012 | US- CHINESE Relations and
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I. Introduction Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese revolutionary born in 1866 and the first provisional president when the Republic of China was founded in 1912. Though commonly referred to as one of the greatest leaders of modern China‚ his political career was one of uncertainty and turmoil and being widely revered by the people‚ Sun was subject to frequent exile and a generally very fragile existence It was during his exile to Europe that Sun made key observations about Western economies and governance
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