...A point in history known as a turning point is an event or period of time that influenced history significantly. The 20th century was full of turning points that have had multiple effects on their nations and the world in general. Communism is an economic system that exploded during the 20th century. The two most notable nations that used communism, were China and the Soviet Union. Karl Marx conceptualized communism during the Industrial Revolution. He and Friedrich Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto, that explained how it worked. Marx believed there would be a “working class revolution”, where the poorer working class would violently overthrow the upper and middle classes. They would then reinvent their country, and use communism as the...
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...not workers, in his Communist Revolution. China, an unindustrialized country in the mid eighteenth century, did not have the working class required by Marxist theory to overthrow the state and begin Communism. That said, a large peasant and student population grasped to Mao’s leadership and started a new style of communist revolution. The creation of a cult of personality in which Mao Zedong was idealized as a supreme leader (and in some cases even a godlike emperor) enabled him to rule absolutely and extend his influence. After the Chinese Civil War (1927-1936), Mao and other Communist Party leaders moved to carry through a Marxist social revolution. However, Communism was expected to emerge out of the most industrialized stages of capitalism as a result of class struggle between worker and factory owner. That said, in China, factories and factory workers were not in abundance. Even so, Mao Zedong saw the revolutionary potential of peasants. In his report on the peasant movement in Hunan he stated, “The fact is that the broad peasant masses have risen to fulfill their historical mission, and that the democratic forces in the country side have risen to overthrow the forces of feudalism…” In another doctrine he remarks that the communist party must recognize the peasantry as a revolutionary body that before had not seen success only because the lack of an educated leadership. This idea would become the basis for the Communist Revolution in China. Starting with land redistribution...
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...Gabrielle D’Amato TSEM Writing Assignment #2 The Role of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution took place in the 18th and 19th centuries. During this time period, societies in Europe and America lead to urbanization. For the first time, humans moved from an agrarian lifestyle to an urban lifestyle. Industrialization marked a shift in power, machinery, factories, and mass production. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing was usually done in people’s homes, using their hands or basic machines. The Industrial Revolution is the name given to the movement in which machines changed people's way of life as well as their methods of manufacture. One specific manufactory that was transformed by this innovation was the way we produced clothes, which is now known textile industry. The textile industry can be described as industries that are primarily concerned with the design or manufacture of clothing as well as the distribution and use of textiles. Before machines and factories, people created textiles in their own homes, which required long tedious hours of hard work. They had the most basic equipment and provided themselves with all the raw materials. The problem with not being a legit foundry or business, led to people only working when they felt like working and on their own schedules. Either not enough products were being made or the results were inefficient. As the industrial revolution began to spread, the physical demand for labor was decreasing and required...
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...of the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China. According to O'Brien in “Asia”, the spread of Communism in Eastern Asia began with the victory of Mao Zedong in China. Mao Zedong was one of the leaders of the revolution in China and after throwing over the previous government, he became the leader of Communist China. Later, the Bolsheviks in Russia began their movement and earned their place in the government after the gruesome Russian Revolution. They later changed the name to the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics (USSR). Quoted from Ali in “Communism”, “The Russian Communist movement became the model for other communist parties around the war”. The many communist parties, using the USSR as their model, began to make the US worry of a domino effect of Communism resulting in the ideas reaching the West. Genovese explains the cause of the impact of the Soviet Union in...
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...isolated quotes/ chapters for all levels Review book at end of AP curriculum for review Questions raised: 1. How did industry and European-style countries called nation-states—rather than highly developed agrarian empires like China and India—come to define our world? 2. How has the gap between rich and poor increased? 3. How and why have European ways of organizing the world come to dominate the globe? 4. Was the Rise of the West a temporary blip? Scope: Global look (but especially Europe, China and India) 1400 -1900 Chapter by chapter breakdown: Intro “In the space of just 200 years, the world has seen a great reversal of fortune: where once Asians held most of the economic cards, today it is primarily Western countries and Japan.” (p. 2) Concepts addressed/ introduced in chapter: Globalization Enlightenment Communism Nation-states French Revolution Weber-Protestant work ethic Disease Industrial Revolution “modernization” Exploration/ Encounter “Progress History” Colonialism Renaissance Capitalism Slavery Modes of Historical Inquiry Comparative units of analysis Definition of Eurocentrism State legitimacy Concept of Pentimento (p. 8) Ecological analysis Historical inquiry – multiple causality (contingent, accidents, and conjunctures) Chapter 1 Material and Trading Worlds Circa 1400 “The Chinese, for example, had a long history of contact with these kinds of people [nomads], and in fact had come to classify...
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...is Manila while its most populous city is Quezon City; both are part of Metro Manila. To the north of the Philippines across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan; Vietnamsits west across the South China Sea; southwest is the island of Borneoacross the Sulu Sea, and to the south the Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia; while to the east it is bounded by the Philippine Sea and the island-nation of Palau. Its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons, but also endows it with abundant natural resources and some of the world's greatest biodiversity. At approximately 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi), the Philippines is the 64th-largest country in the world. With a population of at least 99 million people, the Philippines is the seventh-most populated country in Asia and the 12th most populated country in the world. An additional 12 million Filipinos live overseas, comprising one of the world's largest diasporas. Multiple ethnicities and cultures are found throughout the islands. In prehistoric times, Negritos were some of the archipelago's earliest inhabitants. They were followed by successive waves ofAustronesian peoples. Various nations were established under the rule ofDatus, Rajahs, Sultans or Lakans. Trade with China, Malay, Indian, and Islamicstates occurred. The arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 marked the beginning of Spanish colonization. In 1543, Spanish explorer...
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...As adults, the performers are seemingly rewarded for the fruits of their labors as children in the brutal opera training troupe once they become renowned adult opera performers. The title of the film is derived from the eponymous play performed in the play first by a middle aged Sitou and Douzi who originally learned it, as we see later on, as children. This play sets up Shitou and Douzi in their dual roles as the king and concubine. Shitou, who is portrayed by the actor Zhang Fengyi, is assigned the role of the masculine king and later on becomes known through the stage name Duan Xiaolou. Douzi, portrayed by the actor Leslie Cheung, is assigned the role of the female concubine in the “dan” role and later on becomes known through the stage...
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...Qing period, imperial China reached its zenith of power and influence. The Qing dynasty lasted for almost 300 years, extended China’s borders farther than they had ever been before, and perfected the Chinese imperial system. After flourishing in the 18th century, it fell apart in the 19th. Like many complicated systems, it grew brittle and inflexible. It could not adjust as new problems arose. Bad harvests, warfare, rebellions, overpopulation, economic disasters, and foreign imperialism contributed to the dynasty’s collapse. One reason for the decline of the Qing Dynasty was that the rulers were actually Manchus and instituted many things in China which the Han people did not agree with - one was the practice of shaving the head but leaving the sides and a long tail required for all males - this practice was brought to China by the Manchus and the Han people saw it as an emblem of their domination by non-domestic rulers. Opium was also a major reason for the fall of the Qing Dynasty. Opium is a drug found in the Opium Poppy Plant and contains the major ingredient in heroin. The British were in possession of a very potent strain of Opium and illegally sold it to China. This cause most people in China to get addicted to Opium. This was detrimental to Chinese society because since everyone was always high on Opium nothing got done in China. Also when China refused to legally trade Opium with the British the British used this as a reason to invade China, resulting in the Opium...
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...Progress? The Communist Party of China despite the perceived benefits of Internet freedom has gone to great lengths to censor information and electronic communication of its people. Spending billions of dollars and a staggering amount of manpower, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to filter its Internet causing human rights activists and political dissidents to cry foul. However, the CCP has successfully found an impossible balance between censoring content they deem subversive while taking away the opportunity for horizontal mobilization against the party all the while still taking an approach that doesn’t completely ban access to the internet allowing China to not fall behind other internet oriented countries. Although many argue that electronic censorship of any kind is detrimental to human and political rights at the expense of the regime’s power, the CCP’s approach in selective censorship of the Internet while maintaining the growth of the Internet as a budding industry has proven largely successful. The Communist Party’s recognition of the Internet as one of China’s greatest assets paired with its selective censorship of its content and its users continues to solidify the CCP’s power as the single party of China. Its continuation of censorship bears positive implications for China politically in strengthening national sovereignty, economically in improving economic prosperity, and socially in protecting its user base as China continues on its path to becoming...
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...1450)—20% | 26 – 28 | Period 4 (1450 to 1750)—20% | 29 – 31 | Period 5 (1750 to 1900)—20% | 32 – 35 | Period 6 (1900 to the present)—20% | 36 – 38 | Help with Some Confusing Subjects | 39 – 43 | Chinese Dynasties | 39 | Political, Economic, and Social Systems | 40 | Religions | 41 | Primary Sources | 42 | “Must Know” Years | 43 | * Many of the guidelines in this study packet are adapted from the AP World History Course Description, developed by College Board. The AP Exam Purchasing and taking the AP World History exam are requirements of the course. This year, the AP World History exam will be administered on: ___________________________________________ Format I. Multiple Choice a. You will have 55 minutes to answer 70 Questions. b. Each question has options A, B, C, and D. c. Questions are divided evenly between the five course themes (20% each) and six periods. d. Each questions addresses one of the four historical thinking skills. e. You should answer ALL 70 questions, even if you have to guess. There are no points off...
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...Imperialism occurs when a strong nation takes over a weaker nation or region and dominates its economic, political, or cultural life. During the 1800s, grate Britain’s empire expanded to include India, other parts of Asia, and parts of Africa. Grate Britain’s colonial rule had political, economical and social causes and positive and negative effects on colonial empire as well. Political ideals were a large part of imperialism. A great deal of these political ambitions came from nationalism. Reasons include expansion of borders, and the urge to become a stronger nation by becoming a larger one. The industrial revolution also gave British the advantage to create more reliable and strong weapons to gain control over another countries (document...
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...Nationalism in china Introduction China,officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a sovereign state located in East Asia; it is the third biggest country in the world.China is obviously not a unified nation-state but one that comprises multiple ethnic groups, some of which can even be seen as nations. China have 56 recognizedethnic groups, and Han is the biggest group, more than 90 percent are Han, and the main minorities are Mongol, zang, dai, zhuang. In the early year of china, minorities and Han have very big conflict in nation-state, at that time Han intolerance every minority groups, because they are weak and small. Now, china has some policy to protect minority groups, and opposed to Han chauvinism, that makes minority groups’ power and life greater and even much better than Han's people. And it makes people confuse, why protect minority groups are so important?And what is the different between Chinese nationalism and minority groups’ nationalism? Main body Chinese nationalism What is nationalism? Nationalism is a combination of national self-identification developed in the process of one group of people interacting and intercommunicating with other peoples, a strong common consciousness, and it is the most powerful political idea of the past two centuries. Then, what is Chinese nationalism?Chinese nationalism can be dividing into two parts, one is Chinese nationalism, and another is minority nationalism. In china, minority groups always be seen as vulnerable...
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...1450)—20% | 26 – 28 | Period 4 (1450 to 1750)—20% | 29 – 31 | Period 5 (1750 to 1900)—20% | 32 – 35 | Period 6 (1900 to the present)—20% | 36 – 38 | Help with Some Confusing Subjects | 39 – 43 | Chinese Dynasties | 39 | Political, Economic, and Social Systems | 40 | Religions | 41 | Primary Sources | 42 | “Must Know” Years | 43 | * Many of the guidelines in this study packet are adapted from the AP World History Course Description, developed by College Board. The AP Exam Purchasing and taking the AP World History exam are requirements of the course. This year, the AP World History exam will be administered on: ___________________________________________ Format I. Multiple Choice a. You will have 55 minutes to answer 70 Questions. b. Each question has options A, B, C, and D. c. Questions are divided evenly between the five course themes (20% each) and six periods. d. Each questions addresses one of the four historical thinking skills. e. You should answer ALL 70 questions, even if you have to guess. There are no points off...
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...consists of 7,107 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions:Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Its capital city is Manila while its most populous city is Quezon City; both are part of Metro Manila. To the north of the Philippines across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan;Vietnam sits west across the South China Sea; southwest is the island of Borneo across the Sulu Sea, and to the south the Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia; while to the east it is bounded by the Philippine Sea and the island-nation of Palau. Its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons, but also endows it with abundant natural resources and some of the world's greatestbiodiversity. At approximately 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi), the Philippines is the 64th-largest country in the world. With a population of at least 99 million people, the Philippines is theseventh-most populated country in Asia and the 12th most populated country in the world. An additional 12 million Filipinos live overseas, comprising one of the world's largest diasporas. Multiple ethnicitiesand cultures are found throughout the islands. In prehistoric times,Negritos were some of the archipelago's earliest inhabitants. They were followed by successive waves of Austronesian peoples. Variousnations were established under the rule of Datus, Rajahs, Sultans orLakans. Trade with Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Islamic states...
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...The Indian Revolution(1911-1947) The wise and famous Mohandas Gandhi once said that “where the means are clean there, God is undoubtedly present with His blessings.” Gandhi was a spiritual and political leader in India during the Indian Revolution, a period of colonization over India by Great Britain. From 1911 to 1947 the British exploited Indians for their natural resources and throughout all those years many other leaders encouraged non-violent protesting and defiance. For the most part everyone maintained peaceful and nonviolent but there were definitely bumps in the road. All hard work put in for the 36 years somewhat paid off in the end. The Indian Revolution was effective because they got rid of foreign influence and grew to become...
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