Adams wrote a letter calling for a mass meeting to be held and thousands of people arrived at the Old South Meeting House. On December 16th 30-130 men left the meeting and ran to the harbor and destroyed 342 chests of tea into the war which is now known as the Tea Party. The Bengal Famine of 1770 was a catastrophic famine that affected the lower plain of India, Bangladesh and parts of Assam, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand. The famine occurred due to the British East India Company’s policies in Bengal. They raised taxes from 10-50% and starved the populace to get the maximum profits.
Following after that was the Han dynasty. The ruling class was mainly emperors on top and then soldiers and ending up with the peasants at the very bottom. Trade helped gain new territories and advance to new lands. The Great Wall of China was being built at this time to keep out the barbarians. The barbarians were on attack to take over China.
The Ming began with the overthrow of the hated Mongols, who ruled China for one hundred years. (Adler 352) The Ming Dynasty was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu was a young poor man when he joined the Red Turban rebellion in the lower Yangtse region. (china tour 1) Zhu, who later took the imperial title Hongwu ruled from 1368-1398. (Adler 352) In 1356 Zhu led his army into the city of Jiquing, which is currently Nanjing in Jiangsu Province.
Ivan the “Not So” Terrible Ivan IV, know as Ivan the Terrible, is most known for his brutal ruling and centralizing Russia. He was born in Moscow on August 25, 1530, the oldest son of Vasilij III. Ivan’s father, Vasilij Glinsky, died when he was only three and his mother took the throne. His mother, Yelena Glinskaya was leading the territory that noble family owned, but it soon capsized into intrigue, and violence as rival nobles fought over who would rule Glinsky Family. Yelena died in 1538 and misrule continued.
In Rome and China their administrative techniques used, you can see when looking at the emperors and legislative bodies they had, that in China, the emperors where given the right to rule by the “Mandate of Heaven”(study guide)(pg.130) which made all populous of the empire obey the ruler with out much question, giving him the same obedience that children gave their fathers. (pg.131) In contrast, Roman Consuls were placed into power by either their family right or by appointment of the previous Consul. (pg.149) Conflict grew between those who were appointed by the previous Consul and with those who had the family right making choosing the next emperor very tricky and often caused chaos in the government until things could be resolved. (pg.154) The regions of China and Imperial Rome are similar in the way of the use of bureaucracy,(ch.4) but different through the use of belief systems and in the role of the emperor. Both the empire of Han China and Imperial Rome used a bureaucracy as the form of political control.
During these years, which mark the first in Mao’s reign as leader in China, there were a number of key features of Communist rule in China, notably land reform, economic policies, as well as violence. In this essay, I intend to argue that violence was a key feature, but that there are other factors that could be described as being ‘key’ also. Mao’s immediate aim upon coming to power was to gain control of the cities, where the GMD had been at its strongest. He was determined to stamp out any remaining support for the GMD and ordered massacres of suspects. 65,000 people were killed in Guangzhou and 28,000 in Shanghai.
After the death of Sun Yat Sen 12th March 1925, Chiang Kai-Shek emerged as the new leader of the GMD. He wanted to unite China and carried out a purge that eliminated the communists from the organization. Chiang commanded the army which defeated the communist army and forced the survivors to make the famous Long March towards Guangxi in North West China. Mao decided to evacuate the area and establish a new stronghold in the north-west of China. On October 16th 1934 Mao, Lin Biao, Zhu De, and 80,000 communist headed towards the west through mountainous areas.
Cruelty- terrify cities into surrender- killed everyone in the city in revenge for murdering Mongol traders- cities would surrender and pay tribute rather than face the Mongol fighters. III. Khanates- ruled by Ogadai (title Great Khan) Pushed as far as Venice and Vienna, leveled Kiev- was on a roll but died in 1260 A. Khanate of the Great Khan- Mongolia and China B. Khanate of Chagatai- Central Asia C. The Ilkhanate- Persia D. Khanate of the Golden Horde-Russia IV. Kublai Khan- takes the title of Great Khan and completes his promise to grandfather that he will conqueror China A. Yuan dynasty- 1279-1368 A.D.- First foreign power to rule China 1. united China for the 1st time in 300 years 2. Mongol control led to greater foreign trade and contact 3. tolerated Chinese culture and made few changes to government B.
Five- Year Plans of the Soviets Launched in 1928 with the third and final one ending in 1938 with the interruption of World War II, the Five-Year Plans were put into place by Josef Stalin in the name of Communism. With this plan Stalin seized assets that included agricultural machinery to reorganize the economy. Although many were not directly affected, it would appear to these people Stalin was proactive in his leadership of the country. These efforts were disastrous for the Russian people living throughout the countryside with hundreds of thousands dying of starvation. Any persons who challenged or question Stalin’s tactics were sent to gulags or put to immediate death.
The World War I was draining all of Russia’s resources. There was shortage of food throughout the country, which left people starving. At the battlefront, millions of Russian soldiers were dying, they did not possess many of the powerful weapons that their opponents had. The government under Czar Nicholas II was disintegrating, and a provisional government had been set up. In November of 1917, Lenin and his communist followers known as the Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government and set a communist government in Russia.