Communist Party of India

“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”1 This statement was made by Robert Oppenheimer after the first successful atomic bomb test at Los Alamos, New Mexico. At approximately 08:15 AM on 6 August 1945, the way in which states viewed conflict was forever changed in a dramatic fashion. On that day a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing around 80,000 people instantly. Only three days later, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, causing the…

In Empire of Cotton, we can observe that the industrialized cotton production, once linked metropole and colonies together, propelled nationalist independence movements in the 20th century. Facing the labor unions demanding high wages, European and North American cotton manufacturers relocated their factories to the Global South to acquire cheap labors. The relocation was accompanied by the ideology of industrial capitalism, modern cotton manufacturing technology, managerial skills in factories,…

The US and South Vietnam were against North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. The war officially began in 1954 when Ho Chi Minh and his communist Viet Minh party arose to power in the North Vietnam (“Vietnam War History”). Vietnam was very different than other war the US fought. Unlike previous wars, the enemy used guerilla tactics. Even though the US used similar tactics during the American Revolution…

of government and stalins terror which began the Cold War. The communist party in Russia during the 1940’s used many things such as terror to achieve there goals. One example of this is that in Russia they had the KBG that were stalins secret police who would eliminate all opposing people of the communist party. They were killed in camps from starvation, cruel torture and the cold weather of Russia. We also see that the communist party of Russia restricted people 's thoughts and made people…

In1917 Russia a rocky country and not very stable. They were unable to accommodate with Tsar Nicholas II having just been over thrown and were in desperate need of help. The second revolution developed the Marxist Bolsheviks who were a communist party that looked to gain more freedom and justice for themselves. The Russians exhibited many internal problems while trying to establish the country. Russia was also struggling to find a strong political leader and government system that could…

There is a wide difference between old communist China and the current modern version that is seen today. China has had to switch their economic model in order to stay current and relevant in a very rapid and widely changing economic environment. There are many factors that have lead to the change in Chinas economic model and their all out push for growth and prosperity. The changes in Chinese economic model have also been closely linked to changes in Chinas demographic mode as well. One…

When the country initially gained its independence from Britain in 1960, expectations were high that Nigeria would become an economic heavyweight in Africa. With abundant natural resources and a large population, it seemed the stage was set for success. However, despite earnings of more than $500 billion from oil sales during the period 1970 to 2007, the country still suffered from extreme poverty, illiteracy, and high debt. Several factors have been blamed for Nigeria’s troubles including…

Afghanistan belonged to the Pashtuns and that Hazaras dirty their blood and homeland. He wanted to get rid of the Hazaras as Hitler wanted to get rid of the Jews. While Assef was explaining how he joined the Taliban, he said,” Everyone knew the Communists had no class.…

place yet wanting to be separate, and a good example would be the Hindus and the Sikhs. One wanting more power over the other and wanting to be apart from one another all because of religion which resulted in the creation of the state of Punjab in India. The state of Punjab wasn 't enough for Sikhs they still wanted more power and to reach this goal there was the militant movement but this unsuccessful. So because of the people, not the religion, over 400 civilians and over a hundred died during…

1. Cultural boundaries- boundaries between states that coincide with differences in ethnicity, especially language and religion; another cultural boundary is drawn according to geometry. Example: Based on language, Quebec, and a can be considered a cultural boundary. In Quebec, french is their official language, but the rest of the country predominantly speaks English. Chinatown, which exists in New York City, is another example. Asian’s predominantly inhabit this area, and languages such as…