Although many things divide them today, Communist and Nationalist Chinese agree in their admiration for Sun Yat-Sen, known as the father of modern China. ... On October 10, 1911, Sun's followers rose in rebellion. ... Although Sun was in the United States when the rebellion began, when he returned to China he was chosen head of the provisional government. ... During the 1920s the Kuomintang, an organization formed out of Sun Yat-sen's alliance, was also active and included many Communist members. ... The years from 1928 to 1937 are known as the Nationalist era in Chinese history. ...

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China; Asia's leading economic power and its most populous country, is a highly diverse and complex country with an equally diverse and complex history. ... Sun Yatsen, who advocated nationalism, socialism and democracy and believed that the country ought to be governed by the Chinese people, not foreigners (Gay, K. 2008). Throughout his school life, Mao and his peers read radical newspapers, studied world history and, according to Jonathan Spence, Chinese history specialist and former Professor of History at Yale University, Mao would read "whatever he could find on Sun Yatsen." ... Prof...

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Communist nations have a history of playing minor roles in the world market, and China under Mao was not an exception, "At the outset of its economic reforms in the late 1970's, China was an insignificant participant in international markets for goods and capital prior to the late 1970's, China also was barely a participant in world capital markets."3 Many critics argue that China's communist ideals limited its participation in extensive markets, and thus the country's economy was doomed to falter from the outset. ... It melts like ice cream in the sun.7 China h...

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-Why have the approaches to the construction of history changed over time? This essay was originally to deal with debates regarding Soviet Russian history. ... This seemed to be a trend for many aspects of Russian history. ... The subject is also advantageous as at several points the Sino-Soviet histories overlap. ... Essay The context in which history is written influences its interpretation of the events. ...

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Australia at Vietnam War In the years following the end of the Second World War, colonies of the Western Powers throughout Africa and Asia were clamouring for self-determination and nationhood. The means by which they sought to achieve these goals ranged from peaceful negotiation to armed insurrection and protracted revolutionary warfare. The independence movements were likewise diverse. They were not all communist, although communists actively involved themselves in most of the "wars of liberation", forming blocs within other movements where they did not have the strength to stand alone. S...

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