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    Black Liberation Army The Black Liberation Army, sometimes called the Black Panther Party, or BLA for short, was known for being an underground black nationalist group that was started due to the oppression from the government while also trying to bring self- determination and liberation to African-Americans in the United States and they operated from 1970 to 1981. This group was targeted widely by the FBI for the bombings, chain of murders, robberies, and prison breaks. The BLA was widely composed of members from the Black Panther Party, which was one of the organizations that was helping in bringing up the self- determination and liberation for African-Americans around that time (2016, Halliburton). Huey P. Newton was one the…

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    She was not a leading figure in the Black Panther Party—this is shown through how no source ever really describes her interacting with leading figures, and she lacked a named position in the Party—and henceforth only comes up briefly. The fact that her trial came after the collapse of the Panther Party only adds to that brevity because it is not part of the Panther history, and it is part of the Black Liberation Army history. The Black Liberation Army grew out of the wreckage of the Black…

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    The book I’m doing my book report on is called Tupac Shakur: “The Life and Times of an American Icon,” this book talks all about Tupac’s life from beginning to end. Formally known as Tupac Shakur born on June 16 1971 in New York City, birth name was Lesane parish Crooks his mother Afeni Shakur, renamed him Tupac Amaru Shakur a little under a year after Tupac was born, he was named after the South American revolutionary Tupac Amaru. Afeni Shakur was a member of the Black Panther party she was…

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    China Threat Analysis

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    Its economic growth has been exceptionally fast with expeditious rates of gross domestic product growth . Alongside its economy, it is conjointly a major political and military force. China’s expanding military power and security had been fuelled by acquisition of advanced foreign weapons, continued high rates of investment in its domestic defence and technology industries, and armed forces reforms. The People’s Liberation Army of China has transformed from a mass army to one that is capable of…

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    China 's Military History and Culture Introduction The history of China was shaped by armed conflicts and wars. Especially, China’s military history can be dated back to 2200 BC and divided into the following periods that are before 1911, the period of the Republic of China and the People 's Liberation Army (PLA) (Graff & Higham, 2012). Noteworthy, most of the imperial dynasties in China were established from successful battles. However, the great peasant rebellion and the collapse of the…

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    Deng Xiaoping Summary

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    They were enacted in hope of saving China’s economy, following the death of Mao Zedong. These reforms stressed economic self-reliance. They wanted China to have a sense of stability in their economy, while being independent at the same time. The Four Modernizations were designed to make China an economic power by the early 21st century. China was, in fact, able to hurry along their economic development with the help of these reforms. China used foreign investment, a more open market, access to…

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    People's Liberation Army

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    Modernization of the Chinese military includes the “three pillars”: development of new weapons systems and capabilities, improving professionalism and quality of Chinese military personnel, and the development of new war-fighting doctrines for using the new capabilities (Shambaugh and Yahuda 2014). The People’s Liberation Army is China’s largest land force and has become a useful policy tool “both in terms of its combat potential and its role in security cooperation” (Shambaugh and Yahuda). An…

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    Nationalism. Mark Kykholt article “Aggression, Victimization, and Chinese historiography of the Nanjing Massacre” explains the reasons that prompted the Japanese to engage in a massacre and afterword’s argues how China used the massacre as a weapon of nationalism against Japan. According to Kykholt, there are a number of factors that contributed to the Japanese aggression in Nanking. The first factor is that the possibility of directed action against Chinese. Since there were no attacks…

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    Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) when she was only 19 Years old. She was highly intelligent, attended college, and is now a actress. Always remained in Private Schools, four to be exact.y In 1982 she wrote a book with Alvin Moscow called ¨Every Secret Thing.¨ She was the third daughter of Randolph A. Hearst. She was born on February 20, 1954 and is currently 63. The SLA did not treat her like your normal hostage. But here i'm going to tell you about the SLA and Patty Hearst's kidnapping. The…

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    “He had a way of touching your elbow or shoulder, upping his chin with a slight jerk and crowding into his eye such a warmth of blessing… he made you feel you’d contributed a boon to the whole human race” (“Douglas MacArthur” 1). MacArthur came from a background of a strict military upbringing. His father and grandfather were both generals and being raised on a military base MacArthur was destined to be a part of the United States military. His life was shaped and structured, but he had a…

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