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Vietnam got its independence through the leadership of Ho Chi Minh. They fought the French and gained control of their own country.
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Gandhi's nonviolent ways persuaded the British to leave and then India became independent .British had to leave to save money and rebuild from war.
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India gott their independence by nationalistic movements and Gandhi's belief in nonviolent protest through civil disobedience.
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June 25 ,1950 was the day that the Korean War began .About 75,000 soldiers from North Korea's army invaded South Korea .The United Nations and the United States as the main force, came to help South Korea. China came to the help North Korea, and the Soviet Union also helped .
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After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rebuilding of the Japan.Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur, enacted widespread military, political, economic, and social reforms.
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General Douglass.A.MacArther helped rebuild Japans army,helped develop a plan to recover Japan's economy and re-write the constitution.
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The Great Leap Forward was Mao Zedong attempt to modernize China's economy .Mao had toured China and concluded that the Chinese people were capable of anything.Mao thought about a 5 year plan to develop agriculture and industry.He named the plan the Great Leap Forward.
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Mohandas returned to India in mid 1891 once he returned he set up a law practice in Bombay but he did not have very much success.He was offered and the accepted a position with the Indian firm and the firm sent him to an office in South Africa
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On June 4th in 1989 Chinese troops entered Tiananmen and fied at citizens .Thousands were killed in this event.People were rolled over by tanks if they got in the way and soldiers shot multiple groups of protesters.
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Mao Zedong: Helped found the Red Army ,Leader of several disastrous government policies.The Great Leap Forward:Farming and fast industrialization led to nationwide starvation which killed 10to35million people.The Cultural Revolution:Mao increased his power over the nation.He imprisoned,or killed millions of suspects then the Revolution ended with the death of Mao.Tiananmen Square:The attempt at getting a democracy was destroyed and it changed the direction the country was heading
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The reason for foreign involvement in Korea and Vietnam is containment of Communism
