(Importance and what country they’re in!) People: -- Hong-Kong -- Ho Chi Minh -- Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) -- Pol Pot/Khmer Rouge -- Bangkok -- Mao Zedong -- Kuala Lumpur -- Chiang Kai Shek -- Singapore -- Corazon Aquino -- Jakarta -- Aung San Suu Kyi FILM: (Know the MAIN IDEAS‚ Main Characters‚ and Main Storylines) Various other things to know: (regarding countries and relationships) -- Which is
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in 1946 was one of the most bloodied battles in Chinese history. It was a war that would change the course of China and its future. The Chinese Civil war was a war between the Communists (CCP) led by Mao Tse Tung and the Nationalists led by Chiang Kai Shek. The Chinese Civil War finally ended in 1949 after several years of war‚ the Communists had managed to gain control and Chiang had fled to Taiwan. This essay will be focused on analysing the reason for the communist victory in 1949 and how much
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The lifestyles in Hong Kong are fast and efficient‚ most of the hongkongers need to finish their meal within a limited time when they work‚ and therefore‚ fast food cultural is popular in Hong Kong and occupies a large market share of the food industry. The fast food market in Hong Kong is different from the other western society‚ either US or other Europe. As Hong Kong are still having the traditional Chinese cultural‚ there are Chinese fast food shop like Maxim’s‚ Café de Coral and Fairwood‚
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largest exporter and 16th largest importer‚ and the third largest holder of foreign exchange reserves‚ with over US $180 billion. After 1949 Taiwan’s productivity in agriculture increased. This was a result of land reforms that were initiated by Chiang Kai-shek after his KMT government moved from Nanjing to Tai’pei. Foreign investment was important to Taiwan during the 1960s‚ so they developed export processing zones with some enticements designed to bring in more foreign investors. The emphasis slowly
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DongHyeon Kang(Kevin) Dr. Talbott 4th Block Ch.36 Study Guide INDIA 1. Indianan National Congress- founded in 1885‚ which enlisted the support of many prominent Hindu and Muslims‚ at first stressed collaboration with the British to bring self-rule to India‚ but after the Great War the congress pursued this goal in opposition to the British. 2. Muslim League- established in 1906 with the encouragement of the British government‚ added a new current into the movement for national liberation
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Taiwan is a subtropical island located about 100 miles east of mainland China. Covering about 13‚892 square miles‚ it is roughly the size of the state of Maryland and the capital city is Taipei‚ which is found at the northern tip of the country on the Tamsui River. The so-called “backbone” of the island is formed by a north-south mountain range‚ the highest peak of which being Yushan at 13‚110 feet. These mountains were the original homeland of the aborigines. With people taking advantage of the
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The Rape of Nanking On December 13‚ 1937 in order to break the spirit of Chinese resistance‚ Japanese General Matsui Iwane ordered that the city of Nanking be destroyed. Much of the city was burned‚ and Japanese troops launched a campaign of atrocities against civilians. In what became known as the "Rape of Nanking‚" the Japanese butchered an estimated 150‚000 male "war prisoners‚" massacred an additional 50‚000 male civilians‚ and raped at least 20‚000 women and girls of all ages‚ many of whom
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Kong‚ so Winston Churchill told the Canadian troops to deal with it because the British thought that Hong Kong wouldn’t be attacked. The attack started at 07.30 on December 8th 1941. The Japanese air force destroyed what aircraft the British had at Kai Tak airport and engineering units quickly repaired destroyed bridges. The British underestimated the Japanese‚ telling their troops that the Japanese only had 5‚000 troops when in fact the Japanese sent 50‚000 soldiers‚ the British only had 6‚000 soldiers
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| | | Dr. Sun Yat-senJonathan Spence‚ professor at Yale University; author of several acclaimed books on China TIME 100: AUGUST 23-30‚ 1999 VOL. 154 NO. 7/8 In the turbulent and tangled history of modern China‚ Sun Yat-sen holds a unique place. Claimed as a personal inspiration and political guide by the most bitterly opposed political parties‚ he is known to millions as "the Father of the Chinese Revolution." Yet his own life was a constant scramble for livelihood and influence‚ he spent
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文章總數: 1 篇 中國日報香港版 | 2014-05-31 報章 | P01 | Front Page | | By Kahon Chan Survey: HK hotels among world’s dearest Lawmaker says figures quoted in survey higher than actual rates By Kahon Chan in Hong Kong kahon@chinadailyhk.com Hotels in Hong Kong have been ranked the most expensive in the Asia-Pacific region and the sixth dearest in the world‚ according to a new survey released on Friday. Between May 1 and May 9 the Bloomberg news agency conducted an online survey of the rates of 10 fivestar‚ and
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