As a result of the Chinese Civil War, which took place in the Mainland China from 1927 to 1949 between the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) and the Chinese Communist Party, the original Republic of China has been split into two separated and independent political entities that practice two different ideologies. The Nationalist forces, led by the nominal leader Chiang Kai-shek, shifted the Nationalist government from Nanking to the Island of Taiwan and reestablished the government of the Republic of China while the Communist controlled by Mao Tse-tung took entire control of the Mainland China and formed the People’s Republic of China. The failure of the Nationalists in 1949 did not occur by chance. In other words, the Xi’an Incident that happened …show more content…
This crucial event took place in the City of Xi’an, at the Shanxi province on December 12th, 1936, before the Second Sino-Japanese War between the China and the Japan. Many historians believe that, without the Xi’an incident, the Chinese Communist Party may have been defeated by the Kuomintang during the Chinese Civil War. Due to the Shanghai Massacre, the “Long March” and other exterminating events led and caused by the Chiang Kai-shek’s government, the influence of the Chinese Communist Party was diminished and eliminated in the thirties. However, the Xi’an Incident had offered Mao Tse-Dong a chance to strengthen and consolidate his power by forcing Chiang Kai-Shek to obey to unite the two parties and fight against the Japanese collectively. On December 12th, 1936, warlords Zhang Xu-liang of Manchuria and Yang HuCheng of Shanxi …show more content…
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek of Kuomintang believed that without the Xi’an Incident, the Chinese Communist Party would be successfully eliminated by which he had stated “This incident has been a great loss for the Kuomintang…I thought it would only take us no more than two weeks to wipe out the bandits (Communists) after eight years of annihilating, and now everything is ruined overnight.”( Half Month In Xi’an, Forward) Chiang’s second wife, Soong May-ling, who played a major role in negotiating with Zhang Xue-Liang and Yang Hu-Cheng during the incident, also described this incident in her diary, Recollection of Xi’an Incident, “ Foreigners may regard this as a comedy; however, it is the last fight of justice in modern China,” she further stated that, “ This young man (General Zhang) acts so childishly which he has no idea about the importance of Chiang to the entire nation.”(Recollection of Xi’an Incident, pg1) Furthermore, Ta Kung Pao, a Kuomintang-oriented newspaper in China, deemed the kidnapping of Chiang by the two Generals as an act of treason, which they had betrayed Kuomintang and the Republic of China. The heading of the newspaper on December 13th, 1936, the following day of the incident, claimed, “ Shocking! Betrayer Zhang Xue-Liang, who has defected to the Communists, led a attempted coup in Xi’an yesterday. Our Generalissimo Kiang is now abducted by his army
Despite having the horrific Nanking Massacre occur 70 years ago, its history is barely buried like many of the dead were at the time. The Nanking Massacre (also known as the Rape of Nanking) occurred as a part of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War, which would then become part of World War II. This war involved the Republic of China defending against the invading Japanese forces. Unfortunately, China was weakened due to a civil war between the Communists and the Nationalists, so it was easily invaded. The Nanking Massacre shows the negative elements of Human Nature and should be taught in schools because it portrays the brutality of the Japanese in Asia.
On the 29th o April, 1977 Captain Cook, commander of a British fleet, landed on the eastern shore of Australia, in an attempt to claim the land under the name of Britain. The land was to be claimed by Britain as a land where the British government could send convicts; in an attempt to ease the struggle in the over flowing prisons. Upon Cooks arrival, he was ordered to follow three rules of claiming a foreign land. They were;
The Boston Massacre is considered by many historians to be the first battle of the Revolutionary War. The fatal incident happened on March 5 of 1770. The massacre resulted in the death of five colonists. British troops in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were there to stop demonstrations against the Townshend Acts and keep order, but instead they provoked outrage. The British soldiers and citizens brawled in streets and fought in bars. “The citizens viewed the British soldiers as potential oppressors, competitors for jobs, and a treat to social mores'; (Mahin 1). A defiant anti-British fever was lingering among the townspeople.
On March 5, 1770 a fight broke out in the streets of Boston, Massachusetts between a patriot mob and British soldiers. Citizens attacked a squad of soldiers by throwing snowballs, stones and sticks. British Army soldiers in turn killed five civilians and injured six others. The presence of British troops had been stationed in Boston, the capital of Province of Massachusetts Bay since 17681. The British existence was increasingly unwelcome. The British troops were sent to Boston in order to protect and support the crown-appointed colonial officials attempting to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation.
On May 4, 1970 at approximately 12:24 PM members of the Ohio National Guard shot at and killed several unarmed Kent State University students. These students were protesting President Nixon’s decision to invade Cambodia. While some of the students who were shot at were actively protesting at the time of the shooting, others were simply walking by or casually observing the protest from a distance. How could an appalling incident like this occur? What possessed the members of the Ohio National Guard to shoot at unarmed students?
According to the textbook who was to blame for the Boston Massacre, several Boston resident were shot and killed by British Soldiers on the night of March 5, 1770, in what became known as Boston Massacre.
The Boston Massacre was and is still a debatable Massacre. The event occurred on March 5, 1776. It involved the rope workers of the colonial Boston and two British regiments, the twenty-ninth and the fourteenth regiments. Eleven people were shot in the incident; five people were killed and the other six were merely wounded. The soldiers and the captain, Thomas Preston, were all put on trial. All were acquitted of charges of murder, however the two soldiers who fired first, Private Mathew Killroy, and Private William Montgomery, the two soldiers were guilty of manslaughter. The causes were numerous for this event. There had been a nation wide long-term dislike towards the British, and a growing hatred towards them by the people of Boston. Even before the two regiments were sent in to monitor Boston there was a growing feud before the two sides.
In the roaring twenties, the life of organized crimes was at its peak. What was the greatest mob hit ever pulled off in history? Well I'll tell you. It all happened on Valentines Day, the morning of February 14th, 1929. This incident was call, "The St. Valentines Day Massacre". The man behind this infamous crime was none other than, the infamous Al "Scarface" Capone. Al Capone was the all time greatest mobster of all time. The idea of organized crime fascinates me in so many ways. Capone was the only person to have pulled off such a crime. Al Capone was top gangster in Chicago and was one of the greatest members of the Italian Mafia and George "Bugs" Moran was the leader of the Irish/German mafia and he was the main target behind this hit. He targeted Capone because Al Capones had a bounty on his head, $60,000,000, and found George Moran as a threat. George was Capone's biggest threat of all. He needed to take him out quickly. (Al Capone, True Crime Story). Writing this paper will let me learn a lot more about this massacre. There is one question I would like answered, "Why hadn't Moran's crew made an attempt to fight back?" (Al Capone, True Crime Story). Moran's men had a long history of being violent with others. This is one question that we will never know. My most used source on this essay will be internet information and a book. I feel these sources will give me the most amount of information. Using a magazine will too but it was very hard to find a 20's magazine article.
Douglas Reynolds, China, 1898-1912: The Xinzheng Revolution and Japan. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1993.
Throughout history, events are sparked by something, which causes emotions to rise and tensions to come to a breaking point. The Boston Massacre was no exception; America was feeling the pressure of the British and was ready to break away from the rule. However, this separation between these two parties would not come without bloodshed on both sides. The British did not feel the American had the right to separate them from under British rule, but the Americans were tired of their taxes and rules being placed upon them and wanted to succeed from their political tyrants. The Boston Massacre would be the vocal point in what would be recognized, as the Revolutionary War in American history and the first place lives would be lost for the cost of liberty. Even though the lives were lost that day, eight British soldiers were mendaciously accused of murder when it was clearly self-defense. People who are placed in a situation where their lives are threatened have the right to defend themselves. History does not have the right to accuse any one event those history may have considered the enemy guilty when they are fighting for their lives.
The Cambodian Genocide took place from 1975 to 1979 in the Southeastern Asian country of Cambodia. The genocide was a brutal massacre that killed 1.4 to 2.2 million people, about 21% of Cambodia’s population. This essay, will discuss the history of the Cambodian genocide, specifically, what happened, the victims and the perpetrators and the world’s response to the genocide.
The Rape of Nanking, also known as the Nanking Massacre was a six week period when mass numbers of Chinese men and woman were killed by the Japanese. Embarrassed by the lack of effort in the war with China in Shanghai, the Japanese looked for revenge and finally were able to win the battle. The Japanese moved toward the city of Nanjing also known as Nanking and invaded it for approximately six months. Even though the people of Nanjing outnumbered the 50,000 Japanese, they were not as masterful in warfare as their opponents. Chinese soldiers were forced to surrender to the Japanese and the massacre began in which around 300,000 people died and 20,000 women were raped. The Japanese leaders had different methods of killing that were instructed to the soldiers. However, the prisoners of this “City of Blood” soon found their liberation and their justice was served.
The spread of Communism and its ideals significantly increased during the final stages of the Chinese Civil War which intensified after the Second World War and resulted in a victory to the Communists in October 1949. At this time, the majority of the provinces in China were led by either the GMD or the CCP. However, the civilians in the GMD-ruled cities were suffering rapid inflation, strikes, violence and riots which led to a collapse of public order. Adding to this instability, corruption was rife within the Nationalist party’s leadership.... ... middle of paper ...
China’s ruling party at the time was the Kuomintang (KMT). They had toppled the Qing emperor, but they were unable to truly unite the country. In 1923, the KMT and the CCP briefly allied to defeat the warlords in Northern China, but this was not an alliance that we meant to last; the KMT leader Chia...
1. Self-esteem is defined as the confidence one has in them self. Beebe (2008, p. 40) describes self-esteem as, "our assessment of our value as a person." Communication can enhance self-esteem because as we communicate with other people we are able to realize who we are. The communication process allows a source to send a message to a receiver in able to get feedback. This feedback is essential to improving ourselves. Self-awareness is the idea being aware of our thoughts, movements, and emotions and noticing we are separate entity from the world around us. There are three dimensions of self-awareness, subject self-awareness, objective self-awareness, and symbolic self-awareness. Humans reach all three dimensions but symbolic self-awareness