the most in WWI, through the creation of the Chinese Communist Party. After WWI was over, the Treaty of Versailles transferred all German holdings in East Asia. China certainly didn’t enjoy Germany owning part of their land and was offended by it. A protest broke out in Beijing in protest over Versaille, but after being defeated by both Japan and the West, China demanded social reform. It was then that Mao Zedong came forth and established the Chinese Communist Party, changing China forever. In South
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The Tiananmen Square video recounts the protests of students and citizens of China rebelling against the oppressed and corrupt Chinese government and the massacre that happened June 3rd through the 5th in 1989. The protesters were unarmed and peaceful when the Chinese government sent in their military armed with loaded weapons, ordered to clear the square by 6 a.m. on June 4th. The video of the square shown was all different clips that were recorded by foreign reporters and photographers who were
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In Ethics, The Heart of Leadership, Michael Keeley argues against transformational leadership. He believes that the only to prevent harm done to the minorities by the majorities is “to keep majorities from uniting around a common interest – the reverse of what transformational leaders are supposed to do” (Ethics, 124). In general, I agree with Keeley. He attributes this idea to James Madison, although other scholars have disagreed about Madison’s true options. I will not enter the dispute about
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rule while she was in power. Following Cixi and the Revolution of 1911, Sun Yat-sen was the leader who began organizing China with a republican government. After Sun Yat-sen, communist Mao Zedong came up with The Soviet Model and The Great Leap Forward, which were both movements to reform China into a communist government. Deng Xiaoping also made reforms, including the “open door” trade policy, education, and Institutionalization of Revolution. China stayed under dynastic rule for a very long period
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Globalization Western Governors University Globalization is talking about the development of an integrated world economy, exchange of cultural views, thoughts, and products (Wikipedia, 2013). Pologeorgis (2012) states that, essentially globalization began with the exploration and settlement of new lands. Communication and transportation advances have aided in this process. Two non-Western countries that have been impacted by globalization are India and China. India opened its doors to globalization
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Reading Report China in the 21st Century Jeffery Wasserstrom, author of "China in the 21st Century; What Everyone Needs to Know”, summarizes the main concept of his book in Part I: Historical Legacies with, "To understand today's China, it is crucial to know something about its past" (Wasserstrom, 2010, xxi). Wasserstrom tries to deliver the key concepts of China’s historical events to understand the foundation of the country starting from the early dynasties. The book starts off with historical
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Australia, and New Zealand have deciduous forests. Bears and monkeys. PEOPLES AND CULTURES: 2 billion people. China has over 1 billion people. North central plains, Southern coast of East China, and in the Yangtze River. Australia is spaced. Great cultural diversity. 3/4s of the population is rural. 85 of Australians are in cities. Blend of cultures. ECONOMIES, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENVIORNMENT: Highly industrialized urban areas in Japan and Australia. Subsistence farmers in China and interior of E Asia
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dynasty was from 206 to 9 B.C. and 25 to 220 B.C. The Yuan dynasty was from 1279 to 1368. The Han dynasty abandoned the use of cruel and unusual punishments towards their people. The Han dynasty also went westward into Central Asia extending the Chinese boundaries and spreading their religion. The founder of the Han dynasty was Liu Pang. He was a peasant but broke the caste system and became well-known. The Han dynasty introduced the civil service to their government. The civil service is the
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The Cultural Revolution, formerly known as the Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement which occurred from 1966-1976. The revolution came to an end when the leader, Mao Zedong passed away, and the other communist leaders, known as the Gang of Four, all got arrested. Mao Zedong led the revolution in China because his position in the government was weakened after his failed attempt at “The Great Leap Forward” (History.com Staff). His way of trying to regain power was to
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is the last Kingdom of the history of China? The Qing dynasty was the last kingdom ever lasted in Chinese history. In fact, the fall of the Qing dynasty facilitated modernization of China, however there were three main reasons which caused collapse of Qing dynasty: Empress Dowager Cixi, Opium war and rebellions during Qing period. First, who is Empress Dowager Cixi? As the textbook “CHINA: A Cultural, Social, and Political History” by Patricia Buckley Ebrey said the Cixi was most powerful person
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