Was Ho Chi Minh more of a nationalist than a communist? Most people in America firmly believe that Ho Chi Minh was a communist first and foremost. The public was inundated with stories of his visits to Russia and China. We heard repeatedly how his support from communist countries was being used to take over and create a communist stronghold in South East Asia. What we didn’t hear was the rest of the story. The Vietminh under Minh’s leadership had an alliance of sorts with the U.S
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Nationalist movements have been present since the start of colonial rule and the eminent failure of these nationalist movements before the onset of World War Two have not gone un-noticed by historians. ‘nationalism is linked with the idea of progress‚ a progress which man himself can induce or control.’ The firm control that the pre-WWII Western colonial powers imposed on the territories that they governed ensure that the local people would not demand for the sovereignty of their state. However
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Assess the view that the rise of nationalist movements before World War II was a reaction by the governed to economic exploitation. To assess the importance of the economic exploitation of the governed by the colonial powers‚ this essay will consider the impact‚nature of importance‚ time period and perspectives. The discussion will compare the role of economic exploitation to other causes of the rise of nationalistic movements before World War II. This essay will look at the time period between 1918
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How significant were the nationalist leaders in changing the relationship between Great Britain and Ireland in the period 1815-1922? Robert Pearce cites the work of ‘outstanding nationalist leaders joining together to oppose the tyranny of England and compelling her to retreat and abandon most of Ireland’. Whilst O’Connell campaigned for the emancipation of Catholics‚ uniting them and bringing about political advancement‚ his significance is questionable; after 1840 he had failed to bring about
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Dated between 1921 and 1925‚ in D. Dalton‚ (ed.)‚ Mahatma Gandhi: Selected Political Writings‚ Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing‚ 1996. Kahn Sir Sayyid Ahmed‚ The Present State of Indian Politics: On Congress‚ 1888‚ in BN Pandey‚ (ed.). The Indian Nationalist Movement‚ 1885-1947: Select Documents‚ London: Macmillan‚ 1979 Secondary Sources: Heehs Peter‚ India ’s Freedom Struggle 1857-1947 A Short History‚ Oxford University Press‚ 1988 Stein Burton‚ A History of India‚ Oxford: Blackwell‚ 1998 All readings
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A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF KUOMINTANG (NATIONALIST PARTY) IN REPUBLIC OF CHINA UNDER CHIANG KAI-SHEK LEADERSHIP (1927-19750 The Kuomintang is a Chinese political party that ruled China 1927–48 and then moved to Taiwan. The name translates as "China’s National People’s Party" and was historically referred to as the Chinese Nationalists. The Party was initially founded on August 25th 1912‚ by Sun Yat-sen but dissolved in November 1913. It reformed on October 10th 1919‚ again led by Sun Yat-sen
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Ideology was more important than culture and religion for the growth of nationalist movements in the period before WWII. How far do you agree? Colonial rule had brought about many significant impacts in South East Asian countries which included many dissatisfactions among the natives. Thus‚ this brought about the rise of nationalist movements. There are many reasons to why there was a development of these movements and the two main reasons for this cause was ideology as well as religion and culture
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should not be consider a turning point that altered the entire landscape of nationalist movement in Indonesia. In addition‚ the Japanese’s brutality and cruelty could have potentially hindered the progress of nationalism‚ as they were primary driven by their self-interest in war efforts. This paper will attempt to argue how the Japanese Occupation acts as a catalyst that sped up nationalist movement led by pre-war nationalist leaders in Indonesia‚ eventually paving the way for its independence. In
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stimulated and stagnated German nationalism throughout the period. Although the nationalists may have not achieved their ultimate aim for political unity by 1840‚ the events during this period had indeed strengthened the ’cultural well’. The aims of the nationalists did change‚ but the change and continuity depended on the domestic situation and were influenced by the international context. The initial aim of the nationalists was to have cultural unity and the idea of a ’grossdeutcheland’. They hoped
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How effectively did colonial governments deal with of nationalist movements in Southeast Asia the period before WWII? Colonial initiatives during pre-war nationalism in Southeast Asia took the form of both colonial suppression and concessionary measure. The extent of effectiveness of these measures is depended on how the colonial masters carried put these initiatives and also the extent to which the nationalist movements could resist them. Colonial suppression was the most effective in the short
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