People's Republic

The American power constantly grew after than Civil War. In 1880’s America had become one of the influential nation in terms of economy and culture. America began to find as many foreign market as possible where US goods can be sold which included the countries in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. In the Latin America, America focused on two countries; Hawaii and Samoa. In Asia, their target was China because of its large population. The route to China was considered to be…

The autobiography ‘Mao’s last dancer’ explores the boundaries Li was required to cross, transforming Li Cunxin’s view of the world. Throughout the book, Li slowly unravels he truth about communist China and Western countries, and, continue to do what he loves through handwork and determination with freedom in his hand. Challenges set by individuals can lead them to cross boundaries, allowing them to grow. Li Cunxin has overcome many challenges in ‘Mao’s Last Dancer”, that led him into great…

reside in northeast of Gaomi. People’s conceptions of red sorghum are mainly from media and from Mo Yan’s literary compositions. Local peasants devote their whole life to the red sorghum field. As the writer mentioned in the novel, they were born and grew up on the sorghum land as well as being returned to the sorghum fields after their death from generation to generation. Meanwhile, such sorghum fields provide almost all necessary and important things for the local people’s life, including…

The problem in China in 1979 was that Chairman Mao wanted to have a large military army and strong country. He encouraged people to have many children because he thought the country would be stronger if there were more people. There were so many people that there was not enough food to feed the people in China. Between 1958 and 1962, over 20 million people died of starvation. The reason why the One Child Policy started was to reduce the population growth. Deng Xiaoping tried to fix the…

Enterprising imperial nations had been plundering China as early as the 16th century, desiring the silk, tea, and porcelain that China possessed. By the Age of Imperialism, China was too weak to repel the onslaught of European powers competing for her resources. Britain, France, Russia, and later Japan and other nations, vied with each other for control of China’s wealth. China had been so weakened by centuries of exploitation that European interlopers wrote their own rules and forced the…

During the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE - 668 CE), Korea was divided between the Koguryo, Paekche and Silla. The Koguryo kingdom (37 BCE) stretching from the northern Korean Peninsula to Manchuria, was the first kingdom to adopt Buddhism in China. In the southwestern part of the peninsula, the Paekche kingdom (18 BCE) ruled and were in constant rivalry with the other two kingdoms of the period. The Silla Kingdom, which was established first in 57 BCE, was most powerful of the three and played a…

Fan Shen began as a good little revolutionary. Revolution was his birthright, a heritage passed down to him by his family. A legacy denoted in his name, “’Fan,’ my given name, means ‘ordinary—one of millions of working people,’” because only working people could be true revolutionaries.” The indoctrination of the Chinese Communist Party caused generations of Chinese to partake in unnecessary violence and hardship, and Fan Shen was no exception. However, he resisted the Communist Party. Fan Shen…

Taking a Stand in History:Opium War Exchanging can be agreeable ,a mass of countries trade. But does it always function the way countries plan it?The answer is no! China and Britain had a conflict due to things not always working out the way it was agreed on. A lot of countries trade goods and that assists the country because they grant others what they need in exchange of what we need. China was an enormous part of this China helped for trade to be achievable. It was challenging a war called…

I think culture is a big factor in different areas. I also think that there are many reasons for different cultures. Religion is a big factor, as well as the people who live there, and the life they were brought up with. For example, the cultures between the Unites States and China, two places with totally different cultures. The United States has a poor government but wealthy society, while china has a poor society but a wealthy state. Some cultural differences between China and the U.S are…

People all over the world think America is the Greatest Country in the world because centuries ago America was known as a “Free Country”. People who did not live in America always wanted to live in America and wanted to live “The American Dream”. While other people like myself think the opposite. America is not the greatest country in the world because it is not fair to other countries in the work industry, giving them a lower weigh compared to someone who is an American. America lies about…