imposed massive reparations. Russia’s civil war led to the creation of the Soviet Union which soon was under the control of Joseph Stalin. In Italy‚ Benito Mussolini seized power as a fascist dictator promising to create a "New Roman Empire."[7] The Kuomintang (KMT) party in China launched a unification campaign against regional warlords and nominally unified China in the mid-1920s‚ but was soon embroiled in a civil war against its former Chinese communist allies. In 1931‚ an increasingly militaristic
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1905 World Tour - Where the Chinese went to other countries to study their ways and copy some Constitution - Wrote their constitution based off of Germany Kuomintang – Nationalist party; led by Sun Yixian; a forerunner of the party‚ overthrew the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1644) in 1912 Sun Yixian – 1st great leader of the Kuomintang; wanted a government based on the “three principles of the people” (nationalism‚ people’s right‚ people’s livelihood); lacked authority and military support
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illuminated patch of dry earth beside him‚ the normal dirt seeming to take on a luminous life of its own‚ rising in response to some invisible breeze. The next morning‚ as the 4th Regiment of the Red Army departed for their headlong rush to beat the Kuomintang to the Luding Bridge‚ their numbers had increased by one young
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The main thing that Mao Zedong is famous for is leading China’s Communist Party to victory in their fight against the Kuomintang. In 1921‚ Mao helped to found the Communist Party. This party fought the Nationalists for power from them until 1949. (However‚ they both fought each other and sometimes collaborated against the Japanese in World war 2 In 1949‚ the communists
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Key Terms/ Key People imperialism: a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. militarism: the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. Triple Alliance: an alliance between England‚ France‚ and the republic of the 7 united netherlands. Triple Entente: was the alliance linking Russia‚ France‚ and Britain after the
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Why did China get involved in the Korean war of 1950-1953? The Korea war first began as a civil war between North Korea (communist) and South Korea (capitalist). The war began in 1950 when the North Korean Army crossed the 38th parallel which divided North and South Korea and invaded non-communist South Korea. In October 1950‚ China got involved in the Korean War because they believed that the United State wanted to take over China’s land and people in order to make them capitalist. Korea is a country
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political consciousness begins to develop. (Wise‚ 2007). It is during this period that his political consciousness begins to develop. In this essay I will be discussing Mao Tse Tung idea & thinking. In 1937‚ Japanese invasion forced the CCP & Kuomintang once again to form united front‚ Mao rise in stature as a national leader as the communist gained the authority as defender of the Chinese homeland. Within this period through his publication in 1937 of such essays as "On Contradiction" and "On
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later received a modern education. As a young man he observed oppressive social conditions‚ becoming one of the original members of the Chinese Communist party. He organized (1920s) Kuomintang-sponsored peasant and industrial unions and directed (1926) the Kuomintang’s Peasant Movement Training Institute. After the Kuomintang-Communist split (1927)‚ Mao led the disastrous "Autumn Harvest Uprising in Hunan‚ leading to his ouster from the central committee of the party. From 1928 until 1931 Mao‚ with Zhu
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Devils on the Doorstep 41091043 In year 2000[1]‚ famed Chinese director JiangWen finished his second movie‚ Devils on the Doorstep (鬼子来了). The movie was mainly about a story that a village of famers took care of a Japanese military officer during Anti-Japanese War‚ but instead of being appreciated‚ the whole village got slaughtered by Japanese troops later. This movie altogether won six foreign awards and one nomination including the Jury Prize of Cannes International Film Festival in 2000
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Open door notes - a concept in foreign affairs‚ which usually refers to the policy in 1898 allowing multiple Imperial powers access to China‚ with none of them in control of that country. Lily Foot – or “foot binding”‚ was the custom of binding the feet of young girls painfully tight to prevent further growth. The practice likely originated among court dancers in the early Song dynasty‚ but spread to upper class families and eventually became common among all classes. The tiny narrow feet were
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