14 results found, view free essays on page:
-
People Of China Qing Dynasty
1,619 wordsThe Opium War only lasted from 1839 - 1842 and 1856 - 1860, but it was far more devastating to China's view as the center of the world. China had always treated the outside as inferior and felt that when faced with conflict they could overcome them. Until the nineteenth century, China had been able to withstand the Western Powers not because they were stronger, but because of a lack of conflict. What the Qing dynasty, the emperor family at reign during this time period, could not know was this c...
Free research essays on topics related to: twenty thousand, qing dynasty, people of china, eighteenth century, queen victoria -
Nuclear Nonproliferation And China
909 wordsThis paper will examine Nuclear Nonproliferation and China. I will also discuss the land, climate, and history of China. At 3, 705, 751 square miles, China is just larger than the United States. Because mountains or desert covers much of China, the majority of people live in the east, where rivers and plains allow for productive agriculture. While summers are warmer and winters are colder, China's climate is much like the United States. Monsoons cause frequent summer floods. China's geographic f...
Free research essays on topics related to: qing dynasty, mao zedong, nuclear weapons, one of the world, sun yat sen -
Chiang Kai Shek Chinese Communist Party
1,893 wordster> Why were the Communists able to come to power in China? The Communists were able to come to power principally because of the policies and actions used by the Guomindang of which the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) took advantage. However in addition to this, there were also significant factors such as the conditions during the beginning of the twentieth century complications in the republic China and the Japanese War (1937 - 45), which led to the vulnerability and insufficiency of t...
Free research essays on topics related to: republic of china, early twentieth century, chinese communist party, chiang kai shek, mao zedong -
Life Of Zheng Cheng Part 1
2,478 wordsLife of Zheng Cheng-gong Abstract The paper will trace the life of Chinas most controversial historical figure -- - Zheng Cheng-Gong as he battled his way from the newly dominated Qing Dynasty mainland China to the Dutch colony of Taiwan. This is an account of his constancy to the Ming Dynasty to whom he has sworn his undying allegiance and devotion. This is not only a chronicle of his military prowess and leadership aptitude and competence but also an account of his illustrious family as they r...
Free research essays on topics related to: ming dynasty, gave birth, qing dynasty, humble beginnings, part of china -
Republic Of China Qing Dynasty
2,505 words... to attack Zheng's forces and many of his generals had died in battle which left him and his remaining coastal resistance no option but to retreat back to the coastal province of Fujian. Prince Gui (Emperor Yongli), received from him the title of "Prince of Anping Prefecture, " and waged war against the Qing army in the coastal regions of Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang. Dongshan Island off the shore of the Fujian province, was one of Zheng's military bases where he trained soldiers and built ...
Free research essays on topics related to: republic of china, ming dynasty, han chinese, qing dynasty, thirty eight -
Womens Role In The Qing Dynasty
712 wordsWomens Role in the Qing Dynasty (as seen in the film The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and in the novel, Dream of the Red Chamber (or A Dream of Red Mansions) In an empire during the time where women are expected to do everything for the family from washing and mending the households clothing to taking care of her sick mother-in-law along with her husbands sick concubine on top of being responsible for the subsistence of her family (Mann and Yu-Yin Cheng, p. 221 - 223, 2001) the temperaments, s...
Free research essays on topics related to: male counterparts, chamber, qing, qing dynasty, female characters -
Military Structures Of Qing China And Tokugawa Japan
830 wordsMilitary Structures of Qing China and Tokugawa Japan The history of the world gives us a great insight on the way that the affairs of today should be conducted. The Chinese and the Japanese empires were very provident empires of the past that had many developments which still are useful today, of course with certain changes. Learning from the mistakes of the past, can help us overcome them now. The first time period that we will have to evaluate is the Qing Dynasty of China, this dynasty was als...
Free research essays on topics related to: banners, qing, tokugawa, dynasty, qing dynasty -
Thousand Years Ago Similar In Many Ways
1,316 wordsBetween five and six thousand years ago, the Hmong people lived in todays Hebei province, said Professors Wu and Yang. Their leader at the time was the legendary Chiyou, and his people were known as the Jiuli tribes. The ancestors of the Han Chinese, ruled by leaders Huang Di and Yan Di, lived to the northwest of the Jiuli Kingdom. As Chinese population grew, they expanded southward into Hmong territory. A major war broke out between the two sides on the northwestern part of modern-day Beijing. ...
Free research essays on topics related to: hundreds of thousands, thousand years ago, southeast asia, qing dynasty, similar in many ways -
World Trade Organization People Republic Of China
2,623 wordsCommunism in an Economically Developing China The future of communism in China is unknown, as the world economy becomes more international. Communism has been in China since 1949 and is still present in the country s activities. Presently China is undergoing incredible economic growth and promises to be a dominant power early in the next century. China s social tradition has come under heavy pressure from forces of modernization generated in a large part by the sustained contact with the West th...
Free research essays on topics related to: people republic of china, world trade organization, deng xiaoping, qing dynasty, mao zedong -
Chiang Kai Shek Chinese Communist Party
3,867 wordsWhy were the Communists able to come to power in China? The Communists were able to come to power principally because of the policies and actions used by the Guomindang of which the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) took advantage. However in addition to this, there were also significant factors such as the conditions during the beginning of the twentieth century complications in the republic China and the Japanese War (1937 - 45), which led to the vulnerability and insufficiency of the GMD during t...
Free research essays on topics related to: republic of china, chiang kai shek, early twentieth century, mao zedong, chinese communist party -
Kung Fu Han Dynasty
2,615 wordsConfucianism is, and has been for over 25 centuries, the dominant philosophical system in China and the guiding light in almost every aspect of Chinese life. Confucius and his disciples traveled all throughout China in an attempt to convert rulers to the Confucian belief system. (author unknown, Confucianism). Originally one of several rival teachings during the Choudynasty (1027 256 BC), it wasnt widely accepted at first but, by the 2 nd century BC, had become the official creed of China (Benet...
Free research essays on topics related to: century bc, han dynasty, neo confucianism, qing dynasty, kung fu -
Hong Kong Qing Dynasty
2,525 wordsHong Kong has had a long and complex past and looks to have a waning and declining economy. Hong Kong has a peculiar political past. It was taken over by the British after the two Opium Wars. The Treaty of Nanjing gave the British control of the island port of Hong Kong and access to other ports. Afterwards, the second Opium War broke out and this gave the British control of the peninsula of Kowloon. Soon afterwards, the British leased the New Territories from Chinese for 99 years. In 1984 they ...
Free research essays on topics related to: opium war, peoples republic, british government, hong kong, qing dynasty -
Chinese Communist Party Republic Of China
466 wordsAfter Marco Polo traveled to China in the early 1200 s the Chinese called westerners hairy, white barbarians. Portuguese barbarians then named what is now Taiwan Formosa in the 1590 s. In 1644 the Manchu people invaded China and established the Qing dynasty. They were the last dynasty. In 1793 King George III of Britain send lord Mccartney to negotiate a more open trading system with China. In 1796 there was a rebellion because of political dishonesty. It lasted until 1804. Ci Xi started to rule...
Free research essays on topics related to: boxer rebellion, qing dynasty, chinese communist party, republic of china, kai shek -
Republic Of China Mao
2,489 wordsMao turned China into a complete Totalitarianism state. It was the Communist ideology that ran the country. All social, political, economic, Cultural and intellectual activities were in some way controlled by Mao. Mao set many rules by which the people were to live by making China at the time, a totalitarianism state. At the time of Mao? s birth, Emperor Yuan ruled China in the Qing dynasty. The Qing dynasty had been controlling China since 1644 and had never been popular. Members of the Qing dy...
Free research essays on topics related to: republic of china, yat sen, mao , communist ideology, qing dynasty
14 results found, view free essays on page:
