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.
Joe Marinaccio Mrs. McCarthy English 10 21 March, 2015 The Flag Raising at Iwo Jima World War II was one of the greatest and bloodiest wars in world history. When characterizing it, one normally thinks of Hitler’s domination and the Nazis. Although, that was a major part of the war, the war on the Pacific was as significant, yet unrecognized to the public today. The Great Depression was in full effect in the US when World War II began, giving many unemployed men a job in the army. This resulted in a surge of patriotism and national pride.
(Jewell, 1941) Prior to December 7, 1941 the United States had been engaged in several other military strikes. Pearl Harbor was the catalyst that pushed the US to approve going to what. Look at these examples: 1. December 1937, USS Panay was sunk in Yangtze River by Japan, who paid the US $2M and apologized for this incident. 3 deaths and 45 injured in this
Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted the United States to remain neutral in the 1930’s. Japan and the U.S. had conflicts from the past that the Japanese never let go of. They wanted to make sure that they were not being threatened so they attacked the U.S.. Germany sided with Japan during the time of World War II so they declared war on the United States. The United States had no choice but to enter World War II because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and invaded China, which was America’s alley at the time, and Germany declared war against them. The Japanese attacked China when it was weak.
The Japanese planned a secret attack on the United States. It all culminated on Sunday, December 7, 1941 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The attack was so cruel in the fact that it was a Sunday, a "Holy" day, and there were no true warning signs. The United States then reacted by joining the Allied effort against the Axis powers. After Germany and Italy were defeated, only Japan stood standing.
In order to stop communism the United States did very unconstitutional acts and made many enemies with our cause. When North Korea tried to take over South Korea, the U.S. immediately saw a threat to the Truman doctrine’s man principle and sent troops over to Korea to fight and stop communism. When we began to help, the United States soon realized we were fighting in a style of war we never faced before. Many of the soldiers sacrificed their lives because America was very eager to contain communism any way we could. We gained control after the deaths of over 60,000 of our men were killed in the line of duty.
The Rape of Nanking. No word exists, not even rape, that is a proper justification for the atrocities that occurred during the occupation of China’s capital by Japanese forces during World War II. Over the 6 concentrated weeks of killing in Nanking, the noncombatant death toll has been placed at times higher than 350,000 by some with an estimated 20,000-80,000 women raped. On the soldiers’ way to Nanking, no town in their way was spared a similar fate. The horrible murders had innumerable variations in the form and scope of the killing.
In the book “The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II” Iris Chang cements her feelings of utter disgust toward the people who committed the atrocities that occurred in the City of Nanking in China during the late 1930’s. Chang begins the book with a long introduction and forward showing the many facts that she later uses to show that the Japanese soldiers were “turned into murdering demons” by the Japanese command at the time (58). Chang couples these facts with many varying first-hand accounts of the actions that took place in and around the city of Nanking. Alongside the accounts she also uses a timeline which described how the events unfolded in order to show how the Japanese cruelty grew as the occupation of the city dragged on. Chang even included accounts from members of her own family to show how wide spread the effects of the holocaust were.
Justyn Millamena Mr. O’Shea US History 31 April 2013 Pearl Harbor Essay As arguably the most tragic event that has occurred on American soil, the attack on Pearl Harbor was a momentous turning point in American history. Japan’s aggression toward the United States was felt throughout the nation, transforming its people from isolationists to belligerents in one day. The short term effects of resentment and sorrow were overshadowed with the long term effects of vengeance and unity. Although President Franklin D. Roosevelt originally declared neutrality, these emotions employed him to declare war on Japan, joining in the monumental World War II. While the event of Pearl Harbor may appear a tragedy, its true purpose is revealed in
Anti-Japanese Protests of Spring 2005 and the Correlation between the May 4th Movement Most of China’s modern history can be traced back to epic events that had major impacts on the shaping and distribution of political power. The anti-Japanese protests and riots of 2005 can be directly related to the events of the May 4th Movement. Before we can fully understand how these two key occurrences can correlate between each other, we must grasp the happenings that led to the events and their historical significance. First this essay will dissect the initial progress of the May 4th Movement and how that mounted into an all out protest against the western powers of the world. Then it will flow towards the historical background of the protests against the Japanese in 2005.