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…Communism was established in China in the year of 1949. This is when Mao took control of mainland China, and acquired the title of the former Chairman of the People's Republic. During this time, Mao tried to establish such things as the Great Leap Foward…

…China was at hardship during the time period of 1911-1949. In 1911 there was the start of the Communist Revolution, and then the Chinese with the Americans help had to fight off Japan which continued into World War II. Finally after…

…THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO Marco Polo grew up in Venice, Italy. He was born in 1254 while his father and uncle were on their first journey to China. Marco's mother died while he was still very young and he was raised by an aunt and uncle…

…this knowledge. Keeping these general principles in mind, one will note that early on in trade relations with China, the US did not heed these guidelines. In the 1970s, US trade was not very extensive with China, yet many entrepreneurs were anticipating "exclusive…

…as the Black Death, is thought to have begun in China in the early 1330s. Reliable chronicles tell of an outbreak of the plague in China, beginning in 1331. Sources in Latin, Arabic, and Chinese tell of numerous natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes…

…Palmerston, had between 1830 and 1840, helped to expand the British empire. He served as their foreign minister and with the annexation of new Zealand and the beginning of a war with China, it seemed as though Palmerston’s clever diplomacy showed promise…

…When McKinley became president in 1897 he faced a growing crisis in Cuba. Questions of war and empire, however, not domestic problems dominated McKinley's term in office. In Cuba a bloody rebellion against Spain, which began in 1895, outraged many…

…empire would probably never have existed and Charlemagne, without Mohammed, would be inconceivable."1 After its introduction into the realm of medieval historiography, Pirenne's Thesis dominated for the next four decades, largely due to the fact that history…

…presents the globalisation index graphs for China including the graph for factors which influence the economic and social globalisation. The political globalisation has seen gradual increase from 1970 to 1980, which is followed by steady increase during early…

…The Kite: China, Fifth/Fourth Century BC. Two kitemakers, Kungshu P'an who made kites shaped like birds which could fly for up to three days, and Mo Ti (who is said to have spent three years building a special kite) were famous in Chinese traditional…