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- 181: Cuban And Chinese Revolution C
- ... full revolution. Of course, while revolutions often originally have the best interests of the people in mind, corruption and power madness quickly leave the hosts of the former rulers to infect the "people's" revolutionary. China had a Nationalist government. The government was a one party dictatorship. Opposed to the Nationalists was the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This was because the CCP was given no say in the governing of the ... the communists. In 1934, Chiang forced the communists to leave their bases. During what became known as the Long March, Mao Zedong became leader of the CCP. The Japanese continued to take over parts of China, but Chiang ignored them and focused on the communists. Many students and intellectuals protested Chiang's cowardice. Dissatisfaction spread, and the army turned on Chiang. They kidnapped him and released him only when he promised ... were weakened, and the CCP was quite powerful. Their now superior military turned the tide, and the CCP easily took over. On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed establishment of the People's Republic of China. Chiang turned tail and fled to Taiwan. The CCP promised many social reforms, and delivered on these promises. The Chinese people were happy, for a time. In the early 1960s, the economy became badly ...
- 182: Imperialism
- ... people who new what they wanted. They were neither "bad guys", villains, or heroes. For Europeans, Imperialism was justified because it was a method by which they bettered their nation. By expanding their empires into china, Japan, India, and africa, Europeans increased trade and land. they established colonies in strategic military and trade places, and also gained raw materials and cheap labor (the natives). for europeans, expanding their empire produced ony ... it had to have been done sometime. eventually, the things introduce to natives by european Imperialists bettered the quality of their lives. There were many reasons why countries wanted to expand into Asia, Africa, and China to build empires. I think the main reason was competition. During the time of the great expansion into Asian/African countries, european countries were becoming subject to trade tarriffs. These trade tarriff effectively locked out ... natural desire shared by many, to attain something bigger and better. When imperialism became a practiced theory in Europe in the mid 19th century, it seemed logical to move into, or develop areas in Africa, China, and India, since they were rich with resources that could benefit European countries. The coming of the industrial revolution caused a large increase in the need of raw materials for use by England, and ...
- 183: A Fatal Mistake The Vietnam Wa
- ... the Japanese not more than a year previous, sought only to peacefully gain their independence from France (Chant 25). In January of 1950, the Viet Minh gained recognition by the governments of the USSR and China, who supplied weapons and places to train (Chant 25). Because the two Communist superpowers recognized the Viet Minh, the Vietnam war became to the U.S. a struggle between capitalism and communism, especially since the ... in France (Goldstein 3). The U.S. feared that Vietnam would fall to communism, and set-off the domino effect for other communist satellites in Indochina (McNamara 76). With weapons and training from Russia and China, the Viet Minh forced France to request help from the U.S. Fearing the spread of communism under Ho Chi Minh s regime, the U.S. was glad to offer France assistance, but even after ... subsequently, more costly for the French (Chant 25). France was losing its foothold in the North, but the slow French defeat was the catalyst for the slow escalation of U.S. involvement. The USSR and China had announced their official recognition of the Viet Minh in January of 1950, thus beginning the introduction of Soviet weaponry and Chinese military training techniques into the Viet Minh army (Chant 25). The French ...
- 184: Red Guards
- Red Guards In the summer of 1966 there was a new effort on the part of the head leaders in China to further control the actions and thoughts of the people in China. The Red Guards were the force to do it all. A group of kids who mostly in their teens and some in college were put into this gang. This so-called military force was called ... large cities all the way to empty country sides. They held huge demonstrations at every stop. Their main goal was to eliminate as many as possible of the customs and traditional thoughts of the old China. They participated in Long Marches and other activities. The man they looked up to most was a person by the name of Mao. They carried huge portraits of him and also carried banners and ...
- 185: Confucianism And Taoism In Joy
- ... immoral man to follow. He loved tradition, for he felt that it was, "a potential conduit- one that could funnel into the present behavior patterns that could have been perfected during a golden age in China's past," (Smith 168). For Confucius, there was no self without relationships, "the human self as a node, not an entity; it is a meeting place where lives converge," (Smith 180). The five basic principles ... incense, make an offering to the moon, bow your head, do not shame me," (Tan 66). The concept of being punished for bad acts is not Confucian, this is a theme of pop-religion in China. While the ceremony is neither Confucian nor Taoist, it serves as the cause of Ying-Ying's controlling fear of life being out balance, losing herself, and getting lost, a Taoist concept. The Moon Lady ... enough Chinese culture to mix with her American perspective to be credible. Tan is criticized for her disconnection with the actual Asian culture. Peter Tavernise of Duke University's Ethnic Literature Department said that the China shown is one that is seen through western eyes. Tan cannot speak or write Chinese and has only been there a couple of times. Some say the China is the stereotyped exotic, old China ...
- 186: The Song Dynasty
- The Song Dynasty The Song dynasty lasted over 300 years, from 960 to 1279. Their history is divided into two periods of Northern and Southern Song. The Song period was one of China's most peaceful and prosperous era. However the Song government was corrupt and weak. The Song Dynasty, or Sung Dynasty was a period in which the Chinese government was very weak. In the beginning General Chao K'uang-yin, also known as Sung T'ai Tsu, was forced to become emperor in order to unify China. Sung T'ai Tsu created a national army under his direct control. He, and only he had control of the military. Once he had passed away his less competent successors were unable to keep the military under control, the military increasingly lost prestige. The weakening of China's military, coincided with the rise of strong nomadic nations on the boarders. During the same time of the military's loss of prestige, the civil service rose in dignity. This was an examination ...
- 187: Imperialism In Nigeria And
- ... had complete authority to block other imports would be a profitable market. These actions taken by the British were the start of Imperialism. Two countries that were immense economic profits for England were Africa and China. Examining these two countries will demonstrate how imperialism in Nigeria compared to imperialism in China. In Africa, many of the chieftains signed several treaties, which gave control over African land and resources to England. The Royal Niger Company treaty, which was commissioned by Queen Victoria, gave the right to exercise ... This line plainly shows that the motives of the British were only to gain in economic power. The chieftains were giving up their land and eventually their culture to people they thought were trustworthy. In China, only a half a century after Emperor Qianlong sent King George III of England his rejection of the British appeal for trade concessions, Emperor Daoguang strongly felt that there was no other way to ...
- 188: Chinese Art
- The dominating feature od Chinese life is a conservatism that has followed certain habits and traditions for 40 centuries. Altthough there was some culture in China five thousand years ago, we shall begin our study with the Chou Dynasty (1125-255 B.C.), during which time China reached its zenith of intellectual and artistic achievement. Confucius (552-479 B.C.) was almost a comtemporary of the Golden Age of Athens. The Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 221) marked a great development in China and prepared the way for a new outburst of artistic life under the Tang Dynasty (618-907), which may be described as the golden age of Chinese art. There followed a sort of decadence, ...
- 189: Chinese Foot Binding
- ... the Song Dynasty, binding was only slightly constricting, allowing for free movement, they were also thought to have used footbinding to suppress women. The Yuan Dynasty introduced binding into the central and southern parts of China. It may have been emphasized to draw a clear cultural distinction between the Chinese and their large footed conquerors, the Mongols. Footbinding was most popular during the Ming Dynasty, if parents cared for their sons ... they would not go easy on their studies and if they cared for their daughters they would not go easy on their footbinding. One recent study estimated that there are still one million women in China with bound feet. The last Chinese women, still living with bound feet was in Hawaii in 1994. There are many legends of how footbinding began, one such legend is Lady Yao, a dancer and concubine ... them and even dipping them in tea before drinking it. A favorite delight was to eat almonds from between her crushed toes. Tiny feet were found in the writing of poetry and songs in old China. With the body weight on the heels, the walk caused the muscles of the vagina to tighten, Chinese men claimed that making love to a woman with bound feet was like making love to ...
- 190: Constantinopolis
- ... dynasty. A richly sculptured stone complex, it rises 61 m (200 ft) and is approached by a ceremonial bridge 183 m (600 ft) long that spans the surrounding moat. Buddhist architectural traditions, sometimes coming via China, are strongly evident in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), Thailand, Malaysia, Java, and Sri Lanka. The rich temples and shrines of the Royal Palace compound in Bangkok are less than 200 years old, testifying to that culture's continuing vitality. China and Japan The cultures of China and Japan have shared many features, but each has used them according to its national temperament. The resultant architectures are quite different from each other in both form and purpose. Chinese Architecture China has ...
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