During the times of the industrial revolution, the idea of communism was very popular. ... At that time communism was the basis for a number of utopian settlements; most communistic experiments, however, eventually failed. Most of these small-scale private experiments involved voluntary cooperation with everyone participating in the governing process. ...
As Marx came into adulthood, he knew that his strong opinions and his will to express them would most likely offend the Prussian authorities. ... He soon became a popular radical and made a name for himself. ... Most strongly critized was government censorship and poverty of the people. ...
Most women still did housework, but their life changed for the better due to the invention of such useful home appliances as the electric iron, a range of new cookers, the sewing machine and the electric vacuum cleaner. ... The most popular form of entertainment, however, was the cinema. ...
The French Revolution was a time of great change. All across France there was a transition from the old regime to the modern. The power of the absolutist monarch and aristocracies declined. New rights of equality were being implemented. In order for such a revolution to have taken place, the key...
However, though many people in the SEZs had been infused with a get rich quick' mentality, this was not as popular throughout China, the students weren't seeking a more affluent lifestyle so much as a more just political system or government. ... "Most of them who had come to oppose his regime in 1987 viewed Deng not as the guardian of socialist orthodoxy but as the defender of a conservative and privileged bureaucracy-. ...
The Chinese leadership, and most prominently Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Chen Yun, and Chu Teh ("father" of the People's Liberation Army), consolidated power quickly and moved to gain the confidence of the Chinese population, particularly by solving the economic problems that had worsened during the civil war: the civil war had generated low levels of gross domestic output, high rates of inflation, and high levels of urban unemployment. Solving the problem of food shortage and high food prices was a top priority if the new leaders were to achieve social stability, much less expand...
Although the theories in existentialism were present before the 1990's, existentialism was at its peak during the 20th century. Three major events of the 20th century explain the reason for existentialism's popularity. Those three events were World War I, World War II and the Cold War. During the ...
The novel sales were the most dismal of any of Orwell's other works. ... Most of Orwell's novels are somewhat autobiographical in this sense. ... Most of Orwell's writings, whether essay, article, poem, or novel seemed to have some type of political view in it. ... Most novels enjoyed great success in England and America, and his last novel, his "masterpiece" as some might call it was "Nineteen Eighty-four." Although, not quite as popular as "Animal Farm" is today. ...
The Korean War was extremely popular domestically because it was part of the Cold War. ... Therefore, not wanting to engage in an all-out war with China and the Soviet Union, which would most likely have led to the Third world war, Truman was forced to negotiate, and thus the Korean War ended in stalemate on July 1953 after long negotiations for peace a cease-fire was finally signed. ... Most South Koreans believe that the North are "engaged in a deceptive peace offensive in a bid to cover up their aggressiveness by misleading world opinion" America too keeps a watchful eye on North Korea,...
Although it was not specifically created to refer illicitly to the Korean War alone, NSC 68 highlights the potential for growth of revolutionary and Communist ideas in Asia as they would be popular amongst what American policy makers would consider a, "particularly receptive audience." ... This is most clear throughout the CIA daily summaries and reports during 1950 in Korea with persistent references to 'some third party.' ... Asiatic policy at the time; the need to form a commonly shared enemy in the region was a key issue as most Asian nations didn't share one, making it dif...
