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Imperialism and Social Hierarchy

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A 3 page paper discussing three specific readings. Each of the sources provided for review share a common theme, that of denouncing imperialism in either real or imagined forms. Vietnam's Declaration of Independence (n.d.), an excerpt from Nkrumah's (1968) The Spectre of Black Power and commentary on Kipling's "White Man's Burden" all serve to illustrate the path of development of social divisions in modern "empires" resulting from stronger nations imposing their wills on weaker ones. Race, class and political status hold major roles. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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3 pages (~225 words per page)

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the sources provided for review share a common theme, that of denouncing imperialism in either real or imagined forms. Vietnams Declaration of Independence (n.d.), an excerpt from Nkrumahs (1968) The Spectre of Black Power and commentary on Kiplings "White Mans Burden" all serve to illustrate the path of development of social divisions in modern "empires" resulting from stronger nations imposing their wills on weaker ones. Race, class and political status hold major roles; gender was of less issue during the period of 1899 - 1975 particularly in Asia and Africa where in many cases women still struggle for basic rights. French Domination Ho Chi Minh delivered scathing commentary on the behavior of and oppression by the French during the period it controlled Vietnam. Vietnam was occupied by the Japanese during World War II, having been "given" the country, according to Ho Chi Minh, by the French. All of the sources listed here are extremely biased and seek to promote a specific perspective, but many of Ho Chi Minhs statements are a matter of history. The French did indeed, as Ho Chi Minh claims "sell out" to the Japanese twice in a short length of time. In the process, Ho Chi Minh claims that more than two million Vietnamese died of starvation, a result not only of French preoccupation with the Japanese in 1940, but also of French involvement in Vietnam in the years preceding the loss of Vietnam to the Japanese. It appears that all power lay first with the French, and then the Japanese. The Vietnamese people had no power, no control and little if any influence in what happened within their country. The French would have ...

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