Question 4 China went through dynastic, imperial rule, Western and Japanese encroachments on its sovereignty and territories, nascent national unification under Sun Yat Sen and Chiang Kai Shek, and a successful Communist revolution since 1949 that drove the KMT forces under Chiang to Taiwan. Mao un...

Truman On The Korean War Thoughout Truman's narration of his actions and decisions in regarding the Korean conflict, he strongly emphasizes that his first priority is to prevent a third world war. He addresses that the public has questioned his actions as to why he doesn&...

When Mao Zedong first came into power, we all thought that it was a great thing- he was a strong leader, and he would pilot China from a lowly pit of humiliation into a higher place, where we would regain our power and respect. Mao became the driving force behind extreme alterations in China. For ce...

The Cultural Revolution is one of the biggest historical events in China. The history of this event is amazingly captured in the documentary the "morning Sun". In 1964 the communist party celebrated its fifteenth birthday and the idea of a classless society was enacted. One main idea...

Josef Stalin is perhaps the most praised, reviled and recognised dictator in the modern world. His influence as such has reached across the globe, affecting leaders and citizens alike. Many of his techniques have been adopted by prominent leaders, today and in the past. One such example is fellow s...

Mao Zedong had ruled China for more than a quarter of a century. During his rule in China for twenty-five years, he had failed to bring prosperity to China. Mao's policies had brought so many catastrophes and suffering to China. In 1966, Mao had launched a Cultural Revolution, a political movement ...

Mao Zedong was born in a small village named Shaosan, (Music Mountain) in Dec. 1893. His family name Mao means, "hair" and his given name Zedong means "Anoint the East." As a leader, his anointing of the East left an odd birthmark on China's politics and her people. That...