... the Versailles peace conference the Chinese demanded an end to foreign spheres of influence in their country. Their request was denied, precipitating the May Fourth Movement, which grew out of a student uprising in China. The movement's leaders demanded modernization through educational reform and were attracted by the Russian Revolution, which appeared to be more successful than the homegrown version in bringing change. In ... 1920 the student leaders formed the Comintern (Communist International). A young man named Mao Zedong led one of the Communist groups. During the 1920s the Kuomi...

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... significant contribution to the nation's wealth, and romanticized the adventurous lives of traders on the high seas. In the late eighteenth century, however, Quakers and other religious leaders began to change attitudes toward slavery by drawing attention to the inhumanity and cruelty of the slave trade. One of most effective voices against slavery in England was Thomas ... slavery was in the South, northerners also held slaves, as did African Americans and Native Americans. Moreover, some southerners opposed slavery. Blacks were in the vanguard of the anti-slavery movement. Abolitionis...

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... to many key elements and individual. The revolution was started thanks to the writings and speeches that were inspired by the Enlightenment. Patrick Henry gave a key speech in the independence movement to the Virginia Convention. His speech is remembered because of it's final words, "give me liberty or give me death!" The topic of valuing liberty over life itself ... is a recurring theme throughout the speech. He, like many revolutionary leaders, valued the possibility of being free from England over living the rest of their life under British rule. His speech is calculated and uses sty...

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Causes of World War I "The Great War" or World War I was the result of nationalism supporting the aggression of the leaders of other countries in the European nation. Economic and imperial competition and fear of war prompted military alliances and an arms race, which further escalated the tension contributing to the ... was still a problem with nationalism which was unresolved in other areas of Europe, resulting in tensions both within the regions involved and between various European nations. One particularly prominent nationalistic movement, Panslavism, figured heavily in the events prece...

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... new imperialistic approach. Rhodes felt that the English were the superior race and that conquest of the English would only improve the human race. Rhodes established scholarships to develop colonial leaders that would strengthen the British Empire. In 1880 he formed the De Beers Mining Co. to mine diamonds in Africa, which was quickly becoming the greatest stake in the new ... their attention to preserving traditions and culture. Others realized that the ways of the West were more prudent and adopted European cultures and societies, such as Ismail in Egypt. Some leaders (anti-imperial)...

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... is an example of the people and their motivations for reforming public schools, and individual self's. Women's Rights campaigning were a huge part of the reforming era during the antebellum years. Leaders like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were motivated by their liberties announced in the constitution that protect and justified their rights and the fact that they were equal to ... , due to the fact that they believed it was a sin, For example alcoholism. The reformers who were enthused by religion campaigned against alcohol and promoted the temperance movement, which had a st...

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Challenging established traditions and authorities are characteristics of strong revolutionary leaders. Their efforts have inspired or influenced change and have met with varying degrees of success. Two individuals that have challenged established authorities in their societies are Mohandas Gandhi and Nelson ... . Gandhi believed in the principle of civil disobedience, in which he would disobey unjust British laws without the use of violence. Gandhi used the Indian National Congress to build a mass movement. He also got regular people involved in defying the British government. In the Salt Ma...

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... yoga. "An eye for an eye makes everybody blind" summarizes Gandhi's view of violence. That statement is one of the greatest things ever said, and was borrowed by other world leaders including Martin Luther King Jr. Gandhi did not believe in violence as a technique of achieving his goal of an independent India. He preached non-violent non-cooperation. Gandhi considered non ... a victim and not a tyrant. This approach would expose the British injustice and would get the world's public opinion on Gandhi's side. As a result, even the English people supported his independence movement. Gandh...

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... to bring back all the Serbs that were living in the Austria- Hungary Empire. The Serbian nation wanted sovereignty and this nationalistic movement created tensions between Serbia and the Austria-Hungary Empire. Alert that the Dual-Empire faced destruction, Austrian leaders saw Serbia as a deadly enemy that had to be "erased from the map." (Heyman, 5). Therefore nationalism set the grounds for the ... ...

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... . Even though Canada and United states had endured many conflicts and struggles for political power, Mackenzie King knew that a close friendship with the U.S. president F.D. Roosevelt was a cornerstone of an Allied movement. Furthermore, on August 18, 1940, Roosevelt signed the Ogdensburg Agreement that committed the then "neutral" United States to come to the protection of Canada if attacked. Two countries that were ... urgently required at the start of World War Two. (movie) Canada walked away from the war as a nation who had contributed wisely to the war, and of all the wartime leader...

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... London School of Economics and Political Science. His most significant action was the development of the West African National Secretariat. He became the most important influence in the Pan African Movement and was the Joint Secretary of the Fifth Pan African Congress held in Manchester in late 1945. In November of 1947, Nkrumah left England, heading back to his homeland in ... over the country. New Years Day, 1950, began with labor shutdowns in every industrial and commercial facility. The government reacted right away by arresting more than 200 CPP and CYO leaders, including Nkrumah. ...

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... to bring back all the Serbs that were living in the Austria- Hungary Empire. The Serbian nation wanted sovereignty and this nationalistic movement created tensions between Serbia and the Austria-Hungary Empire. Alert that the Dual-Empire faced destruction, Austrian leaders saw Serbia as a deadly enemy that had to be "erased from the map." (Heyman, 5). Therefore nationalism set the grounds for the ... ...

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... that scenario would only go as far as what that person can thing up. Under their circumstances, there would be no way to publish the people's ideas, either because their leaders think otherwise, or the type of government they hold, or both. Even if they were to get past the red tape, in the end, there is some written law stating ... triumphed and North America officially began a New Era. The early 1600s saw the beginning of a great tide of emigration from Europe to North America. Spanning more than three centuries, this movement grew from a trickle of a few hundred English colonists to ...

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... government's objectives. The Muslims eventually came together and formed their own group under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The Muslim league was intended to divert Muslims form the independent movement and attract them towards their own cause. The Muslims always dominated the Hindus decisions and demanded their formation of another new independence for themselves; Hindu free. Gandhi was extremely opposed ... the heart of hate. I do not believe Gandhi's methods would be as valuable as they were before, because now a day, people don't take in as much self-respect for their lead...

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... race rather then in India's case, the indigenous peoples. The resentment that the Indians felt towards the British was one of the factors that led to the growth of a nationalist movement primarily within the British educated middle class. This took a face with the formation of the Indian National Congress in 1985, followed up by the formation of the Muslim League. The ... . Any real possibility of granting self-government to the Indians only came after world war two. The eventual independence of India was largely the result of the influence of key leaders such as Nehru, Gandhi and Jinnah...

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