The Chinese Civil War‚ which took place from the end of World War I (when the Chinese Communist Party was set up) up to October 1‚ 1949‚ directly led to the creation of the People’s Republic of China‚ the world’s largest communist nation. The communists won the civil war in 1949 for many reasons. Although they did not have many things the KMT had‚ they had enormous support from the peasants. As 95% of the Chinese population‚ the peasants were the main citizens of the country. Through this mass
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Wonderful post! While using a sociological perspective‚ a person sees a phenomenon (your personal experience) with objectivity in a sociological way. This may involve the critical evaluation of certain things and still accepting what the reality even if it is not very pleasing. This perspective helps us in thinking about several phenomenon critically with respect to sociology and as a result of that many questions may arise which enhances one’s knowledge. Great post! When we talk about advantages
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1: In what ways did the different groups have similar definitions of freedom? Give specific examples to support your answer. Both European immigrants and Native Americans defined freedom as self-government. Native Americans elected tribal leaders and Europeans came to the New World fleeing the restrictions of their homeland. Government in Europe during the 1500s and 1600s was monarchial and the commoners had no say in governing themselves. Many Europeans came to the Americas fleeing the restrictive
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Should the South had seceded from the Union? She cried out as her master mercilessly beat her‚ ignoring not only her humanity‚but her pride as a woman. This is Slavery. Slavery. One of the biggest causes to the Civil War. Until it was abolished‚ slavery was an extremely controversial topic. It got to the point when the South wanted to secede or break away. The South would want to secede because Lincoln went against their views‚ they would lose to the North in a war‚ and popular sovereignty could
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When questioned about his long‚ unsuccessful endeavor to create a lightbulb‚ Thomas Edison replied‚ “I have not failed 1‚000 times. I have successfully discovered 1‚000 ways to not make a light bulb.” A great leader isn’t defined by accomplishments (although it definitely plays a role); they are defined by how they can learn and improve from failure. In truly successful leaders‚ I noticed that each had learned from past adversities or mistakes. Henry Ford‚ Fred Smith‚ and Bill Gates have all faced
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Paper Assignment over Clara Barton “Angel of the Battlefield”‚ the nickname Clara Barton earned after her tireless efforts to help those on the battlefield. When the dangers of the civil war arrived‚ Clara’s selfless instincts came through. She was one of the first people to show initiative‚ helping on and off the battlefield by searching for men’s lost baggage and securing medicine to help soldiers. All of this work didn’t go unnoticed‚ once she got the support she needed her contributions would
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The North took victory in the civil war against the South. The North had several of advantages when it came to defeating the other side.The blockade. As the war progressed the blockade of Southern ports slowly became more effective‚ closing the ports and thus cutting off the vital supplies needed to fight the war. This includes medicine. The South had to rely on Europe even more so than the North for supplies with which to fight the war so by eliminating more and more ports into which the supplies
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What were the effects/consequences of the Spanish Civil War? The Spanish civil war lasted 1936-1939. It had great consequences‚ seeing as the war brought huge complications to Spain in social‚ economic and political aspects. The social consequences were many. Around 100‚000 Republicans as well as about 70‚000 Nationalists were killed during the war‚ showing great losses for families and for the population. The killing also continued after the war as Franco launched a terror campaign‚ “White terror”
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Why did the U.S. fail to win the Vietnam War? As we all know‚ the Vietnam War was a colossal failure which American don’t want to mention any longer. In that period the United States had benefited from the World War II and had a rapid development in economy which made the U.S. become one of the most powerful country all over the world. So‚ why did the U.S. fail to win the Vietnam War with the strong strength? First‚ let us see a set of data from wiki. “Between 1965 and 1975‚ the United States
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How did the American Civil War shape the United States? Introduction The American Civil War (1861-1965) was a major event that affected American politics‚ society‚ and economy. The roots of this North-South conflict are stubborn confrontations over slavery‚ state rights‚ and economic policy. After the war‚ the United States became not only a unified nation‚ but also a transitional society. It sets new examples for federal governance‚ racial equality‚ and industrial progress. This article discusses
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