China‚ officially the People’s Republic of China‚ is a country located in East Asia. It is the world’s most populous country‚ with a population of over 1.3 billion. The PRC is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of China‚ with its seat of government in the capital city of Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces‚ five autonomous regions‚ four direct-controlled municipalities‚ and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions . The PRC also claims Taiwan – which
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Edward Chien April 5‚ 2013 North-South Relation Research question: What is the cause and effect of North-South divide? And why is the South experiencing such slow economic growths? What are some solutions to resolving the North-South relation problem? North South relation theory is defined as a socio-economic and political divide between two hemispheres. The North consists of North American‚ Western Europe‚ Australia‚ Japan‚ and East Asian countries; whereas the south is made up of Africa
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Mao Zedong was born to a peasant family in Hunan‚ Southern China on December 1893. By the age of six‚ he already started toiling in the farm. Mao lacked adequate education‚ but he loved to read and had a strong sense of adventure. At the age of fourteen‚ Mao’s father set him up with a wife‚ but he did not want this. He was extremely close with his mother than his father. Later on in 1919‚ he moved to Beijing and found a job as a librarian; there he learned about the Communist revolution and much
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Cram Packet 1914 to Present BIG IDEAS: The 20th Century was a time when the world got “smaller.” Communication and transportation made it possible to connect to every part of the globe and even into outer space. The United States came to dominate the world during the 20th century and our culture spread everywhere (McWorld) Not every part of the globe felt comfortable with the Americanization of the world. American values can be interpreted as being based upon consumerism‚ greed‚ sex‚ and
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[pic] Fat Man and Little Boy over Nagasaki and Hiroshima The droppings of the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan in August of 1945 were the most destructive attacks in human history. They also ended the most devastating war in human history. The bombs that killed tens of thousands of people ended a war that resulted in the deaths of 60 million people (1). A minority of people have contested that the use of nuclear weapons on Japan was a crime against humanity. However‚ most believe
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WWII RESEARCH Vincent Kwok Alexine Yap Amy Nguyen Linh Dan Tran Question: Was the Wall Street Crash of October 1929 the main reason for WWII starting in September 1939? a. Identify parameters of question >>>”The main reason”? Obviously‚ we know that there are several other reasons to have started WWII. We will‚ however‚ still inspect to what extent the Wall Street Crash had on subsequent events leading up to WWII‚ and attempt to link the other causes to each other in order to gain a holistic
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other CPC leaders • Jan 21‚ 1949: KMT suffer huge loss against Mao’s Red Guards. • Mass executions landlords and other rightists‚ more than 1 million likely killed. • Dec 10‚ 1949: Communists take Chiangdu which was last KMT stronghold. Chiang Kai Shek flees to Taiwan. • 1927 was a cataclysmic year for everyone involved in the Chinese Revolution. Mao and his communist cohorts were involved in the uprisings in southern China. • 1937 - Mao published "On Contradiction" and "On Practice"‚ revolutionary
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November‚ 17th 2012 The Nanking Massacre 1937 In December of 1937 the Japanese attacked and invaded Nanking China by beating the Chinese Army. For the next six weeks the biggest atrocities of World War 2 were committed. Women were raped repeatedly; some were even raped until they died. Pregnant women would get mutilated‚ men and young boys were killed by the bayonet‚ and Chinese soldiers were shot and hung all over the City. The Japanese deny the accusations and say the Massacre never happened
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in regions such as China and the South East . Around the same period‚ China had also strengthened herself as a nation from a disintegrating empire into a struggling national republic and as Chiang Kai Shek’s gained momentum‚ it threatened Japanese interests in Manchuria and Mongolia. After discovering that Chiang was supported by both the United States and the United Kingdom through several trade routes‚ the leadership of Japanese military forces argued that
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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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