Introduction Harry S Truman succeeded Roosevelt in April 1945 as president He rose to the challenge of the task and by sheer hard work courage and breezy individualism earned a worldwide reputation Fair deal Soon after japan surrender – fair deal was submitted by Truman to the congress It was a domestic programme which […]
Read More »The Battle of Bulge In December 1944, Germans launched an attack in the Ardennes to split the allied forces into two by going through the channel once more. Due to this attack, the allies were almost pushed to the sea but regained control by January 1945. The Battle of Germany Russia had launched a massive […]
Read More »Far East and US It is the events in the pacific and Asia, which brought in USA completely into the war. By 1940, Germany conquered France and Netherland and Britain was busy protecting itself. So in June 1941, Germany invaded soviet Russia, which the Japan took advantage and started invading many Chinese islands. US opposed […]
Read More »During the time of 1930’s, US always stayed away from getting involved in European affairs. Considering this, the congress passed 3 acts of neutrality between 193-37. This law meant that US will not get itself involved in issues happening outside of USA. But the issues taking place in the world created a doubt of whether […]
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Read More »Mehr-un-Nisa was married to Jahangir in 1611 A.D. THE Emperor was so much captivated by her charm that he conferred upon her the title of Nur-i-Mahal, and soon after that, of Nur-i-Sanan(the light of the world). As soon as Nur Jahan became the empress she acquired an extraordinary influence upon the Emperor. Her influence increased […]
Read More »Kennedy impressed on ‘New Frontiers’ during his campaigns. When he became President, a wave of reform was supposed to follow especially with the Democrats with the majority. However, what did happen was a slight shift to the left of Republicanism. Most of his proposals were eventually carried into law but in a very watered down […]
Read More »China’s 55 officially recognized minority nationalities (shaoshu minzu), many of whom live on the social and economic periphery of the country, represent a special development problem for the government bureaucracy (Guan and Young 2002; Harrell 1995). Minority peoples figure prominently in all the studies represented in this special issue, ranging from the Manchu and Koreans […]
Read More »A central development goal for China’s current leadership is to provide xiaokang (literally “small comfort”) for the citizenry. Xiaokang, which translates roughly as “being well off,” is a historical concept with roots in the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). The concept has been revived as a modern development goal by leading members of the Chinese […]
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