... attacks. The retreat of GMD's local officials to Chongqing exposed large areas of China to CCP influence. Chiang, being a military dictator, believed that China's unity could only be achieved by force of arms and overthrow of those, who resisted nationalist government, including primarily the communists and only later warlords and finally the Japanese. To make up their economic losses and to ... of the CCP. He later said: "The communist ideological and social system alone is full of youth and vitality, sweeping the world with the momentum of an avalanche and the force of a thunderbolt"1...

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... , rather than sociological flaws existing in the capitalist society (Macionis, 1997: 78). This materialistic approach to the understanding of capitalism lead to Marx's ideas of class conflict as the motivational force driving sociological change throughout history. As quoted in Marx's Manifesto of the Communist Party, "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. Freeman and slave, patrician ... the elite of society at the top of the social hierarchy, asserting their domination over the slaves and peasants through military means. These slaves and peasan...

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... leader, Sun Yatsen, therefore introduced three principles, Nationalism, Democracy and People's livelihood. His idea of Nationalism consisted of a strong central government, which would have had to be able to force out foreign influence and restore independence of China. Democracy was Sun's attempt to secure liberty and equality, in a country, which previously had a long history of imperial dynastic rule. In ... and organized attacks. The retreat of GMD's local officials to Chiongqing exposed large areas of China to CCP's influence. Chiang believed that China's unity could only be achie...

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... in modernizing the USSR and creating a country able to cope with war, their chaotic implementation and the fact that they helped to secure Stalinism in the USSR as the dominant force was the driving force behind the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union. ...

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... of life, strength in war and possession of power. Historically, the concept of technology vs. nature is significant in that it helps to characterize mankind and has proved to be a driving force behind many events of mankind's history. Status of most of the world's people at the start of the twentieth century Many circumstances in the world were the same as they ... during World War I and II. A new nation on the scene - Germany With the establishment of a united German state in 1871, Germany, or rather, Prussia had become a leading military and industrial force in Europe. With the milita...

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... are material based on one's contribution. The degree of one's contribution correlates with the amount of incentives received thus promoting inequity of property and goods but self- interest is the driving force, not equity for the capital system. The socialist system on the other hand, is a mix of characteristics from both capital and communist systems. The decision making process is both centralized ... . Countries such as Sweden and Germany which are experiencing negative birth rates will soon face economic problems as the majority of the population nears retirement. There won't be a y...

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