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…1384. Acting out democracy: political theater in modern China / Jospeh W. Esherick / Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom (eds.). - pp.835-865 In: The Journal of Asian Studies. - Vol 49, no 4 (1990) Anlyses China's 1989 democracy movement. They reject most…

…its empire in Indochina; later, built into a largely conventional army, they frustrated the massive U.S. effort to prevent Ho's communist followers from controlling Vietnam. For Americans, it was the longest war--and the first defeat--in their history…

…. France conquered the country between 1858 and 84 and it became part of France's Indo-China empire which included Cambodia, Laos and Annam. Vietnamese nationalists were very frustrated by Bao Dai's collaboration with foreign imperialists and Ho Chi Minh…

…, as well as penal codes. These were collectively know as the reforms 645, he and his family line would rule Japan for centuries to come. Early Medieval History 710-1600 During the opening years of this era the empire was showing the first signs…

…parties such as the Catholic Centre or the Social Democrats, both of whom began participating in imperial and Prussian elections in the early 1870s. Along with the left liberal Progressive Party, he labelled them all enemies of the empire (Reichsfeinde). Each…

…worldwide was enough to make the political status of Korea an important issue in American politics.3 When China became a communist nation the United States became willing to go to great lengths to ensure that no other East Asian nations succumbed to Communism…

…was depicted in posters and movies. (Chwang) The qipao lasted from the mid 1920s to the early 1950s. It was the sign of Chinese femininity until the communists came to power. "The qipao which in the 1930s and 1940s did sterling service as China's National dress…

…in the New Testament indicate that there was a significant rift between Paul and the Jewish leadership early in the history of the Church. It is primarily Paul's writings which has most influenced the Church today. Christians span the globe and are present…

…mercantilism) originate in Rome, the Middle East, and the early Middle Ages. Goods were bought at one site for a certain price ad moved to another site and sold at a higher price. As the Roman Empire expanded, mercantilism expanded as well. But the contraction…

…Michael C. Morfenski ASB 222 Early Peruvian cultures evolved from the prehistoric hunter and gathering tribes. Around 9000 BC the large, hunted, animals were extinct, so supplementation of their diet was needed, and so started the trend toward…