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- 741: Cold War
- ... first war lost by the US. The policy of containment was a successful one. Communist has all but been cleared from the surface of the earth. The USSR fell more than ten years ago, and China will soon allow free trade. The role of US intervention and influence on the spread of communism and its eventual outcome is debatable. Communism may still be in the same boat as it is in ...
- 742: Eastern Philosophy
- ... his reverence for Chinese ideals and customs soon spread through the principality of Lu. Living as he did in the second half of the Chou dynasty (circa 1027-256 BC), when feudalism and corruption in China were rampant, Confucius deplored the contemporary disorder and lack of moral standards. He came to believe that the only remedy was to convert people once more to the principles and precepts of the sages of ...
- 743: Causes Of World War 1
- ... Basic causes included imperialism. Imperialism is a country wanting to take over the world and be the most powerful. The need for raw materials and new markets Europe starts to take over land in Africa, China, India, and Middle East. The fight for obtaining the most land results in European countries fighting over who gets what land. Another factor was nationalism. Nationalism is the love for ones country and feeling your ...
- 744: Persian Influence On Greco-rom
- ... situation looked, some luck could change the whole tide of the battle (Salar). From Persia, it spread not only West through Greece and Rome to all of Europe but it also spread East towards India, China and Japan. These games truly changed the world, but Persia is no longer credited as the creator of them, Europe is, and it is important to know that Persian culture had a great impact on ...
- 745: Latin America And Slavery
- ... began as a secluded land of aboriginal inhabitants that was cut off from the rest of the world. It was first discovered by Europeans while trying to find more efficient trade routes to India and China. These Europeans noticed the vast resources present in Latin America and smelled money. Europeans are very greedy and would do anything for their country if it meant higher social status when they returned. Soon the ...
- 746: Korean War 3
- ... forces succeeded in holding the southeast center of the Korean peninsula because of the rapid reinforcement of his command and the crippling interdiction of the North Korean supply lines by American air power. Next, Communist China intervened, launching an offensive (November 1950 to January 1951) that thwarted the United Nations' attempt to "liberate" North Korea and pushed MacArthur's forces below the thirty-eighth parallel. Meanwhile MacArthur became increasingly vociferous and ...
- 747: Islam 2
- ... they went. About A.D. 700 the Islam reached North Africa and most of Southeast Asia. Centuries later it came to Southern and Eastern Europe, West and East Africa, South Asia and it reached even China about A.D. 1000. This spreading religion is a perfect example of diffusion processes, particularly spatial diffusion. The first center was at Medina in Arabia, but it was moved to Damascus and finally to Baghdad ...
- 748: Intro To Islam
- ... were very successful, and even though his mission started in one of the most backward and remotes places on earth, within a hundred years of the death of Muhammad, Islam had spread from Spain to China. The Prophet Muhammad was the greatest of all of God's prophets, not because he had new doctrines or greater miracles, but because the results of his mission have broght more human beings into the ...
- 749: Industrialization 2
- ... the materials to the east, then the east could put them to use in the factories, then trade the products with the other countries. The Chinese worked in the west for the obvious reason that China is closest to the west. They were also very hard workers willing to take on the jobs that Americans would not. In the west, the women also began to go to work, they took on ...
- 750: History Of The Car
- ... 9 persons in Denmark (the most in Europe), one per 70 persons in the Soviet Union, one per 92 persons in Brazil, one per 98 persons in Japan, and one per 4,975 persons in China. Five years later European continent became crowded with cars, and on the British roads it increased to one vehicle per 6 inhabitants. The major automobile production in the mid-century was in the United States ...
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