The Japanese proceedings in Manchuria made terrible reaction in China. But did not show her recruitment by means of army rather she adopted indirect means for it. First of China expressed her disagreement by the boycott of Japanese things. After this an anti-Japanese Nation organization was formed in China. If there was a doubt about […]
Read More »Japan wanted to occupy Manchuria since 1894 A.D. and her eyes were fixed on her as the entire region of Manchuria was very significant for Japan. Before the outbreak of First World War, Japan had to face Russian imperialism in this area very strongly, however Japan was looking towards Manchuria with greedy eyes and was […]
Read More »➢ Federal Emergency Relief Administration : This agency was created to assist the states in caring for the unemployed. ➢ Public Works Administration : (PWA) lent money to local government for public works. It built offices, court houses, dams and highways. It spent on projects that could be carried out on public property. It’s activities […]
Read More »New Deal President Hoover tried to restore confidence so he urged businessmen to keep wages as high as possible and asked congress to vote money for new roads and buildings. Congress set up reconstruction finance corporation to lend money to banks, railroads and factories at low rate of interest. Hoover called off war debt payments […]
Read More »Five year plans have been drafted and adopted for achieving national objective since 1951. The first five year plan was prepared for planned development of the country covering the period 1951-56. But at that time tourism was not a conspicuous economic activity and that tourism was not given a specific allocation. The second plan (1956-61) […]
Read More »The Origin of the Boxers Boxers was the name given by foreigners to a Chinese Secret Society called ‘I-ho-Chuan’ means ‘Righteous Harmonious Fists’. It was an offshoot of the ‘Eight Diagram Society’. Their programme was the practice of magic arts by which they claimed immunity to bullets. They used charms, incantations and rituals to invoke […]
Read More »After the failure of the Hundred Days of Reform, there was a violent reaction in China against foreigners. The reaction took the form of an uprising known as the Boxer Uprising. It was an effort to drive the foreigners out of the country. The defeat of China in war and the consequent humiliation, the haughtiness […]
Read More »The important characteristics of the revolution lay in the fact that it was anti-Manchu, anti-traditional and anti-foreign with a strong dose of nationalistic ferment. The Revolution of 1911 brought the Manchu rule in China to an end. Obviously the dynasty had lost its moral basis to rule China. It was but inevitable that an incompetent, […]
Read More »Economic domination of the West The country was partitioned into so many spheres of influence by the Western powers. In their respective spheres of influence each of the powers opened mines, constructed railways, etc., and started exploiting the region as if were a colony. This economic domination of the West resulted in the impoverishment of […]
Read More »6. Modern communication system and press The improved means, communication, the extended posts, telegraphs and railways helped the rapid spread of revolutionary ideas throughout the empire. Added to this was the Chinese vernacular press which now included a number of reformist and revolutionary papers, carrying the new ferment far and wide. 7. Indifference of provincial […]
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