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- 341: Clash Of Civilizations
- ... Cold War, the world is divided along the borders of civilizations and religion rather than the boundaries of countries. He identifies eight clearly distinct civilizations: Western (the United States and western Europe), Islamic, Sinic (primarily China), Orthodox (primarily Russia), Japanese, Hindu, Latin American, and African. A pervasive presumption in the Western world is that with the fall of communism, the West has won and that the rest of the world will ... civilizations of the world are aligning themselves with one another along religious and cultural lines. He gives, for example, Orthodox Belarus and Moldova aligning with Russia; Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore developing close relations with China; and the developing relationships within the Balkans. Huntington also notes the increasing economic cooperation and the development of numerous economic and trade unions among states of similar cultures. Again, Huntington goes into great detail giving ... occurred on issues such as human rights, economics, and in particular, the development of weapons of mass destruction to counter the conventional military superiority of the West. The author cites the Confucian-Islamic connection between China and North Korea on the one hand and Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Algeria on the other as an example of Sinic and Islamic states cooperating to counter the West on these issues. ...
- 342: Nuclear Strikes
- ... I think applies is, "The less you know, the better you sleep."(www.pbs.org) There is 15 nations in the world with nuclear weapons. Besides the United States other Declared Nuclear weapon states are China, Russia, Great Britain, France and Kazakhstan. The Undeclared but known nuclear weapon states are India, Pakistan, Israel, and Bangladesh. The Soviet successor states that say they are getting rid of the weapons and waste are the Ukraine and Belarus. There is three countries with active programs and wide spread government condoned terrorism, Libya, Iran, and North Korea. The scary thing about China is that they are a declared nuclear weapon state and it is well known that Beijing is willing to sell nuclear weaponry (along with anything else) to any state with the cash to pay for ... with 20 million in cash to buy it and airlift it back to the United States and brought it to Tennessee. Terrorists acquire the materials to build the nukes from either the third world countries, China, or poor, underpaid, overworked, Russian nuclear power workers who have not been paid in months. There has 14 different occasions in Germany alone of nuclear smuggling being caught at airports! There has many incidents ...
- 343: Communist Containment In Asia
- ... success of the communist containment in Asia. Paper Outline I. Introduction. II. What is Communism. a. Ideas b. Policies III. Who was involved. a. History IV. How did communism get there. a. Soviet Union b. China c. Spread V. Events leading up. VI. Why the United States decided to attempt to contain it. VII. Goals of the containment. VIII. The Truman Doctrine. a. Success IX. Conclusion. During World War II, Communism ... under communist rule increased greatly. This is partly because of the way the victorious powers of World War II divided the world amongst themselves. This is also due to the fact that countries such as China and The Soviet Union pushed their beliefs tyrannically on other weak countries. The Soviet Union began its communist regime under Vladimir Lenin. His ideas and teachings led to mass popularity due to a poor economy ... Leninist thought. The Chinese Communist Party, as a result, was organized in Shanghai in1921. Among its original members was Mao Tsetung. There was a large amount of conflict between communist and anti-communist powers in china. This eventually led to a full-scale civil war. Unfortunately, the communists would come out victorious. The United States was deeply involved in World War II when shocking news swept the nation. The president, ...
- 344: Gold And Its Uses
- ... down gold coin to make their own alloy. Other applications for gold include decorative plating of costume jewelry, watchcases, pens and pencils, spectacle frames and bathroom fittings. Gold-based points are used for decoration of china and glass. Demand for gold from this sector is around 90 tonnes per year. The gold is used in various forms, such as rolled gold and gold fill, although both of these are under competition ... mine opened in 1994 and a major resource at Las Cristinas has been identified; Uruguay has opened the Mahoma mine and Argentina may develop the Majo de la Alumbrera deposit. Gold has been mined in China for over 1,000 years, mainly in Shandong province. A major investment programme has lifted official production close to 100 tonnes annually in the 1990s, but local cooperatives and unofficial alluvial mining probably contribute another 30-40 tonnes. All formal mine output is sold to the People's Bank of China, which re-sells some gold for local jewelry manufacturers. International mining companies are providing expertise and anticipate getting into joint venture projects. Ghana has been renowned as the gold coast for 2,000 years. ...
- 345: Canada and 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 ...
- 346: Melting Pot Theory
- ... no two Americans are alike. Take San Francisco for example. Twenty years ago, it was the center for the hippie movement, but just down the street from Haight and Ashbury there is a place called China Town. A place placed filled with Chinese Americans, shops and temples that could be easily mistaken for buildings only found in China . In Ohio, one could meet a Caucasian farmer, a African American businessman, an Amish family or even a reporter who has a strong German background all in the same day. So many different people living ...
- 347: People and Events of World War II
- ... 1989, the last divine imperial leader of Japan. During the first nineteen years of his reign he gave over power of the government to a militant party. The result of this was the war with China from 1937 to 1945 and adherence to the Axis Powers. At the end of the war Hirohito wanted peace and, in 1945, he unconditionally surrendered to the Allies. The second, Isoroku Yamamoto, born in 1884 ... the Soviet peoples in his paranoiac "purges," he succeeded in educating and industrializing the nation to a point that it was almost equal in standards to America. After post-war negotiations, Stalin not only helped China to establish itself as a socialist-communist nation, but also started the Cold War and started the Russians in the space race. Unfortunately (for the Soviets) his work was cut short when he died on ...
- 348: And Then There Were None
- ... the story is about 10 people getting murdered on an island called "Indian Island." It seems that the "10 little Indians," nursery rhyme relates to the death of each person. ( Read poem ) There's also China figures that are suppose to represent each character. The 10 people were brought to the island because they also were murderers in the past. Since there are only 10 guests on the island, the mystery is determine who the murderer is. "In the center of the round table, on a circular glass stand, were some little China figures. "Indians" said Tony "Indian Island. I suppose that's the idea."Vera leaned forward. "I wonder how many there are? Ten?" "Yes-ten there are." Vera cried "What fun! They're the ten little ...
- 349: Immigration
- ... The Gold Rush in California brought a large influx of Chinese laborers and was ended abruptly by the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882. In between this time Thousands of Chinese immigrated or traveled freely from China and San Francisco. They were mostly young male peasants that left their villages to become contract laborers in the American West. They were recruited to extract minerals and metals, construct a vast railroad network, reclaim ... their own cities such as Chinatown in San Francisco were Chinese worked, shopped and owned business. After 1882, only diplomats, merchants, and students and their dependents were allowed to travel between the U.S. and China. Before the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the patterns of Chinese settlement followed the patterns of economic development of the western states. Since mining and railway construction dominated the western economy, Chinese immigrants settled mostly ...
- 350: Global Warning
- ... 1 to 2 percent". "As great as the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the industrialized world is, the challenge of reductions in the rapidly industrializing developing countries is huge." By the year 2030, China is expected to be the largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world . We cannot address climate change without an international framework.. If a ton of carbon were emitted in the United States and a ton of carbon were emitted in China, both would have the same effect on the climate in Washington, DC. Only through the concerted actions of all the countries of the world, developed as well as less developed, will the problem of global ...
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