Peasants' War

currencies found their way into the black market and while they carried no worth with the various governments were used to gain value in the underground” (Friedman). Propaganda was so vital to the United States and was used by all the actors of the Vietnam War, it was also used to against them…

The Nationalists and Communists faced an arduous ongoing Civil War in China, the only brief pause they took was to fight the Japanese who had come to take over China. Soon thereafter, the Communists and Nationalists went back to their ways during the Civil War. The leader of the Communist party was Mao Zedong, together they controlled a massive area in northwestern China, mainly the north. The Communists mobilized peasants for guerilla war against the Japanese in the northeast. Due to the fact…

Students were often at the front line of the protests as they were the most radical. They organized ‘teach-ins’ and occupied their universities in protest of the war. The students would stage acts of civil disobedience, and publicly burned draft cards and other items promoting the war. ‘Stop the draft week’ rallied 30,000 people to go on a march to the pentagon,[35] resulting, like the majority of protests, in riots against the police force. The movement was an effective way of preventing…

used effectual strategies and tactics employed by NVA and Vietcong. Also, the use of ineffective tactics and strategies by the South Vietnamese and USA forces impacted negatively on the civilians in Vietnam and the rise and significance of anti-war movements in the USA further contributed to the communist victory in 1975. The key reason for communist victory was their Strategies and tactics being based on the “Golden Rules” . This made them militarily strong fighting force as they knew that…

Vietnam war, but by the end of 1965, a small, outspoken, liberal minority was making its voice heard within the US. Most of this minority included college students, members of the hippie movement, artists, and a growing number of young adults who rejected authority and were more or less rebels to the American culture. The Vietnam war seemed to divide the US into two groups. One was the Hawks; the hawks believed that because of the aggression in North Vietnam, it forced US into the war. The…

by far peaceful and full of nonviolence. Unfortunately, it is full of hardships and many deaths just to get where it is now. Vietnam went through many wars just to maintain its independence two of the most difficult ones that lasted many years were between the French and straight after that was between the Americans. The reason why the Vietnam War occurred was because North Vietnam was communist and wanted to take over the South as well. Communism is one of the leading factors for all of these…

regarded as hate literature, Douglas Tottle's book Fraud, Famine and Fascism, he denies the tremendous loss of life and attributes the death of the Kulak class to their disobedience to the Kremlin. In Lynne Viola’s book Peasant Rebels Under Stalin, she blames the high death toll on peasants resisting the Kremlin, but only because they were resisting unfair policies placed on them by Stalin’s regime. Still others like Dr. Andrew Cairns, who in 1932 spent over four months traveling and studying…

1769 on the island of Corsica. At a young age, he obtained a royal scholarship that enabled him to study at a military school in France. Through his diverse talents, he later became a lieutenant in the French army. Subsequently, various victorious wars, he became Commander of the French armies. Napoleon soon acquired the faith of the people and carried out the coup d’état. Coup d’état was an overthrow of the directory (the government at the time). As a result, Napoleon established a republic…

Medieval Weaponry Information Report What are the types of Maces that were used? The types of Maces and Clubs are, Morningstars, holy water sprinklers, flails, war hammers and the horseman pick. What is a Polearm? What are the types of Polearms? A polearm is a close combat weapon. The fighting part of the weapon is usually on the end of a long wooden pole, this made it hard for the enemy attackers to grab and pull away the weapon. The Polearm could also deal a lot of damage if it landed a…

After the Revolutionary War, Napoleon became a French general and was now in charge of the Italian military. He is currently meeting with the man who was in charge of the Italians before, but has now been demoted to lieutenant. “Good morning, General Napoleon. Your new Italian soldiers have been awaiting your arrival in the barracks. I hope you are satisfied with the army,” The Italian Lieutenant said nervously. “Tell them to form ranks in the clearing over there, I can’t be bothered with…