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    Why did the Communists gain power in 1949? In 1949‚ after a long lasting contest for leadership‚ the Communists were able to gain power. In 1900‚ China was ruled by the Manchu dynasty‚ however less than in half a century a completely new government came into power. The Qing government had already been weak due to European countries because they gained great influence in China’s affair by using forces. They became so unpopular that people plotted to overthrow them. Despite the fact that the revolution

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    and Truman took over‚ the French convinced Truman to back out of the agreement. As a result‚ a war broke out; the French were defeated. The U.S. then began to worry that Indo-China would resort to communism as many of the newly independent colonies did at the time. Thus‚ the U.S. sent advisors. Along came Eisenhower‚ he contributed to the war by rejecting a nuclear strike. Eisenhower wanted to stop communism from spreading to Vietnam. He believed by spreading to Vietnam

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    WHY TO BECOME A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Early or late‚ everyone has to start his vocational life. Its an important event of life because then after an entirely new world starts – THE WORLD OF WORK. Many courses are available for simple and common vocations which do not require any special skill. Anyone can do them. But …………. TO BE DIFFERENT IS TO BE RENOWNED……… So if one really wants to do something challenging and diversified‚ then Chartered Accountancy is the most dignified profession. A MISCONCEPTION

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    It is said that exploration and the culture of science have become a significant part of the Americans once the New World was discovered. How (and why) is it said so? Explain! Once the New World was discovered‚ the exploration and the culture of science had become an interlaced part of America considering the fact that once the land was discovered the Americans didn’t waste their time to explore the land. This paper is going to explain about the connection between the exploration and the culture

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    They will receive more attention. 3. What does advertising like this tell us about the process of political choice in the 1880s? Political choices try to get appeal towards the commonwealth. Document 2: Account of Benjamin Harrison’s "front porch campaign‚" October 12‚ 1888 4. Analyze ways in which a front porch campaign contributed to the positive image of a candidate. It creates an image the public can view. 5. How did front porch campaigns avoid the appearance of aggressive campaigning? It shows

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    skilled. All they had was basic training behind them. US troops used helicopter gunships as well as aircrafts‚ allowing them to have total control of the air‚ this being helpful for destroying Vietnam’s jungle with chemicals like Agent Orange‚ killing large areas of their jungle and forcing Viet Cong troops to move further inland. America entered the war with an idea of using traditional methods to conquer land in order to win the war.

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    In 1930 the number of seats held by the Nazis in the Reichstag sky rocketed. In 1928 they only had 12 seats‚ but 4 years later they were by far the biggest party. There were a number of reasons why this surge of popularity took place. One key reason was the state of the economy. After the Wall Street crash of October 1929‚ the country experienced economic collapse. Unemployment doubled as a result of this. Also‚ all the foreign loans were suddenly called in and the Weimar government was forced

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    India: Can India become a great power? | The Economist http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21574511-indias-lack-strategic-... India India’s lack of a strategic culture hobbles its ambition to be a force in the world Mar 30th 2013 | From the print edition NOBODY doubts that China has joined the ranks of the great powers: the idea of a G2 with America is mooted‚ albeit prematurely. India is often spoken of in the same breath as China because of its billion-plus population‚ economic promise

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    Imperial Presidency: Overview In his book‚ The Imperial Presidency‚ Arthur Schlesinger recounts the rise of the presidency as it grew into the imperial‚ powerful position that it is today. His writing reflects a belief that the presidency is becoming too powerful and that very few people are making a real effort to stop it. He analyzes the back and forth struggle for power between Congress and the Presidency. Schlesinger breaks up the first half of the book chronologically. He begins by discussing

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    "The Americans who went to Europe to die are a unique breed. They crossed the seas to a foreign land to fight for a cause which they did not pretend was peculiarly their own‚ which they knew was the cause of humanity and mankind. These Americans gave the greatest of all gifts‚ the gift of life and the gift of spirit." Wilson wanted to remain neutral. Germany pushed too far and the U.S. entered the war breaking way for allied victory. Back home propaganda was heavily used. After WWI we went back to

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