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- 301: Brave New World
- ... sexual activity. Huxley's prediction of promiscuity is based on his iron law of sexuality: "As political and economic freedom diminishes, sexual freedom tends compensatingly to increase." A current example of Huxley's belief is China. China is the last remaining communist regime, it also suffers from having one fifth of the world's population within its borders. Needless to say, China's large population is a direct result of a very sexually active society. Aldous Huxley's fears of the future caused him to write about sexual freedom and the resulting over-population in Brave ...
- 302: JFK
- ... of his elements. Kennedy usually backed bills sponsored by his party but would sometimes show independence by voting with the Republicans. He also joined with the Republicans in criticizing the Truman administration’s handling of China. In China, the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek, which had been supported by the United States, was unable to withstand the advance of Communist forces under Mao Zedong. By the end of 1949 government troops had been overwhelmingly defeated, and Chiang led his forces into exile on Taiwan. The triumphant Mao formed the People’s Republic of China. Truman’s critics, including Kennedy, charged that the administration had failed to support Chiang Kai-shek against the Communists. Despite Kennedy’s wavering within his own party platform, John F. Kennedy easily won reelection ...
- 303: Origins Of Communism
- ... a Communist state in Russia, leaders like Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and later, Joseph Stalin lead the Soviet Union into the 20th century and through two world wars. And as the economic situation worsened in China, the U.S.S.R. came to their aid and soon, a Communist party was established with Mao Tse-tung at the helm. The process continued. Next, Cambodia, under the power of the Chinese-backed Khmer Rouge, experimented with Communism until they were invaded by Vietnam in 1978 which resulted in a short war between Vietnam and China. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union went through more changes and by the 1980’s, a new leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, was in control. He introduced many new reforms which attempted to modernize and liberalize the system rather ... Soviet Union was dissolved. Communism had failed. Today, Communism is hardly anything but a footnote in history. It is no longer a “threat” to the United States as it once was during the Cold War. China is one of the last countries of any significance to be under the reign of Communism, and yet several reforms have modernized the country even further. The future of Communism is an uncertain one. ...
- 304: Compare The Ways In Which Ferg
- ... in and it was broadcast on Radio 4 as part of the foreign correspondent programme. During the time that Fergal Keane was in Hong Kong he was covering the take over of Hong Kong to China. The BBC were expecting the usual cover of weekly events in the area that Fergal Keane was covering yet what they received was a very personal insight into Fergal Keane s views and opinions on ... the ferries are ploughing back and forth to Kowloon, millions are already up and moving about, and the sun is slanting through the tower blocks and out onto the flat silver waters of the South China Sea The beginning of Fergal Keane s article is really the only part that contains a main bulk of description. The rest of the passage is retrospective when Fergal Keane is talking about his parents ... and make it believable because the characters back it up. In letter to Daniel the main character could be Daniel because the whole letter is written for him. But the article is about Britain and China and there struggle to make the take over as smooth as possible. In Marie Colvin s article the protagonists are Hussein and other representatives and other BBC reporters. Hussein, is the character which makes ...
- 305: Korean War 2
- ... South Korean troops had captured the capital of North Korea, Pyongyang. This forced the North Koreans to retreat north. The two troops led by MacArthur and Walker split. MacArthur went northeastern towards the North Korea-China border. The other went in to northeastern parts of North Korea. Despite Chinese warnings, MacArthur ordered the troops to go on until they fought the Chinese on October 25. On November 6, the Chinese decided to withdraw. Convinced that his troops outnumbered the Chinese, MacArthur ordered to attack on November 24. In reality, China had a force of 300,000 which it sent on November 26 and 27 to defeat the UN forces. On December 4, the UN forces began to withdraw from Pyongyang. Meanwhile, the North Koreans advanced ... parallel. Sometimes this duration of time is called "Battle for the Hills". On April 11, 1951, Truman suspended MacArthur from command. This was because MacArthur wanted to use bombs on Manchuria which would directly involve China. Truman's administrations disagreed because they were afraid of another World War. He was replaced with Ridgway. Even though peace talks began in July, the war went on for two more long years. On ...
- 306: Is FDR to Blame for the Bombing at Pearl Harbor?
- ... Panay in 1937. This was a violation of previous agreements, treaties, and was an intentional act of war. More evidence of FDR's desire to enter the war is present in his efforts to help China, which he was well aware was Japan’s rival at the time. While America claimed to be "neutral," the U.S.’s actions contradicted that statement when voluntarily shipping war materials to China. In addition the U.S.A. also loaned money to China to prevent exports to Japan of needed goods. This was another indirect way of provoking Japan, and it eventually did just that. By 1941, America had the information and access to intercept and crack ...
- 307: Three Famous Writings
- ... Egypt didn't use any kind of physical punishment, but they used threats. The people thought that if they went against the values, Osiris, god of the afterlife, would punish them after their died. In China, the values weren't enforced, but they were protected by the government. In the second century B.C., Confucianism became the official philosophy of China, thus preserving it for the future. I am greatly impressed by Hammurabi's ideas. His laws may sound harsh, but they had to be. In ancient Sumer, you had to be harsh or people wouldn ... plebeian. I think that Confucius' ideas are the ones that come the closest to my own beliefs. I like the fact that Confucius' ideas are still just as relevant today as they were in ancient China.
- 308: Third World Countries
- ... are working toward the disarmament of nuclear weapons and human rights. Canada contributed the ninth largest share of the regular annual budget to the United Nations. Another issue that faced Canada was the fact that China's membership in the United Nations brought Canada into conflict with some other U.N members, especially the United States. Since 1966 Canada had said that it was becoming increasingly more important that China be represented at the U.N. At the time, the U.N only recognized the former government of China which was established on the island of Taiwan. The Canadian government prides itself on sending foreign aid to developing countries. In the 1970's there was an estimated 4.2 billion people on the ...
- 309: Mongolia
- Mongolia (Mongol Ard, Uls) Mongolia (Mongol Ard, Uls), landlocked nation in central Asia lying between China and the USSR. A vast plateau with extensive grasslands embraces the heartland of the country; part of the Gobi Desert occupies the S. An agricultural economy relies primarily on herd animals with more than 80 ... of Europe. In the 14th century the empire collapsed and came under Chinese rule. During the 1911 Chinese Revolution, Mongolia, with Russian backing, declared its independence; a republic was formed in 1924. Officially recognized by China in 1946, Mongolia became a member of the United Nations in 1961. In 1966 a Mongolian-Soviet assistance pact reinforced their anti-Chinese position. Since then Mongolia has developed closer ties with the USSR; relations with China have been strained, resulting in sporadic border incidents. Yumzhagiyen Tsedenbal was first secretary and chairman of the Presidium from 1974 until 1984, when he was replaced for reasons of ill health by Zhambyn Batmunkh. ...
- 310: The Country of Thailand
- ... fall, but without the cold. America’s spring season, is their summer season. America’s fall season is their spring. The only season that is the same is winter. The people of Thailand originate from China. The history of Thailand began over 2000 years ago, when Thais living in China migrated south. Many Thais from China went south and founded shelter with the locals. They settled there and founded the kingdom of Thailand. Originally the people of Thailand have short last names, but the law of the country states that ...
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