'A total and unmitigated disaster.' How far would you agree with this comment on the policies of Mao Xedong and the Chinese Communist Party during the period 1949-60?

The Chinese Communist Party under the leadership of Mao Zedong during the period of 1949-60 did use certain harsh techniques to introduce reforms. These were: The Constitution was enacted in 1950 which gave the National People’s Congress final authority for ..

Explain why there was a revolution in China in 1911 and assess the consequences of that revolution.

In October of 1911, the Qing Dynasty faced a revolt, led by a group of revolutionaries in southern China. It is also called the Xinhai Revolution. The revolution ceased the era of the last imperial dynasty of China and flagged ..

Explain how Korea came to be divided into two separate states during the period 1945-53?

The feud between the rulers of North and South Korea existed from a very long time. After the occupation of Korea during the Russo-Japanese War. Witnessing the situation, the countries US, UK and China had committed that a united, independent ..

To what extent did the lives of ordinary people in the USSR improve or worsen as a result of Stalin’s policies during the period 1928 to 1941?

Joseph Stalin was a revolutionary and Soviet politician. He ruled the Soviet Union from 1920 to 1953. He formalized the idea of the Leninist interpretation of Marxism and made his own policies known as Stalinism. Stalinist policies and impacts During ..

In what ways can the Clinton administration (1993- 2001) be judged a success? Explain why in spite of his successes, Clinton was impeached towards the end of his presidency.

Bill Clinton was appointed the 42nd President of the United States in 1993 and his presidentship ended in 2001. During his presidentship, the US experienced widespread economic prosperity. He promoted a wide diversity of legislation and programs which were implemented ..

What were the problems facing the countries of Latin America at the end of the Second World War? Explain why progress in solving these problems was so slow.

The problems faced by Latin American countries: The countries were underdeveloped, there were some factories, which came up during Second World War due to encouraging local demand, but the production was nowhere near the production of developed countries because there ..

The election of Hugo Chavez as president of Venezuela in 1998 was the beginning of a left-wing revolution that was to transform Latin America over the next decade. Explain what happened in this transformation. Do you think this statement is an accurate assessment of recent events in Latin America, or is it an exaggeration?

When Hugo Chavez became the President of Venezuela in 1998, the country was facing economic crisis due to fall in oil prices as Venezuela’s economy was mostly dependent on oil. His aim was to liberate his country from the influence ..

In what ways and with what motives USA was involved in the affairs of Latin America during the Second Half of the twentieth century?

It was thought that the economic aid provided by the USA will help Latin America solve the problems. Kennedy started Alliance for Progress which was aimed at giving billions of dollars to Latin America to initiated economic and political reforms. ..