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Long March of China, 1934 -A short Summary

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Mao Zedong What is Long March of China: The Long March   China was taken out in 1934 by the Chinese communists under the banner of Mao Zedong to find a safe heaven from the atrocities of the Nationalists.   After the death of Sun Yat-Sen, father of modern China, two persons came forward with an aim to unite China. One was Chiang Kai-shek, the talented disciple of Sin Yat Sen. Thus, he managed to take the reins of China. The other was Mao Zedong, who was greatly inspired by the philosophy of Vladimir Lenin and Karl Marx. Mao was the commander of the Communist party in China. Initially, both were united to work together for the unification and upliftment of China, but later Chiang began to turn his mind away from Mao and followed a hostile policy towards the communists. As a result, the communists also began to retaliate and set for revolution under the banner of Mao Zedong. In 1931, Communist leader Mao Zedong finally occupied Jiangxi province in the southeast and established the Sovie

Why Africa is called a "Dark Continent" ?

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African continent Very close to Europe and Asia, Africa is a home to rich and varied cultures, beautiful coasts and deserts. It is a place of one of the oldest human civilizations, Egyptian civilization, in the World. In addition, Africa boasts of having the best football and cricket players, great leaders and miss universe titles in the world. Hardly is there any world title left that Africans has not earned! It is the only continent through which the Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn run. Then, why it is called as dark continent. Is it correct to name Africa as " Dark Continent "? Why Africa is called the Dark Continent? The phrase itself was actually popularized by the British explorer Henry M. Stanley. Africa was known as the “ Dark Continent ” because it remained unexplored for a long period of time for Europeans explorers due to The largest desert in the world, the Sahara Desert acted as a natural barrier. Further, the hot and humid climate and dense for