East Asia NHD Events

  • Kabuki

    Kabuki is a form of Japanese theatre that became popular in the 1600s. Some possible NHD topics are:
    Cultural change in Japan
    Prostitution of kabuki performers
    The responseof the Shogunate to kabuki
    Women's Kabuki
    The Golden Age
    After the Meiji Period
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    First Opium War

    The Opium Wars were between the Brits and the Chinese. Some possible topics are:
    The Final Straw that Started the opium wars
    The Daoguang Emporer
    The Treaty of Nanking
    The Effect of the opium wars on Europe's trade with asia
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    The seperation of N and S Korea

    N Korea is a communist country, S Korea is a republic. The Japanese lost control of Korea after the Russo-Japenese War. The Soviet Union backed the communists in N, america backed the peoplein the S. Thisled to the Korean War, which is not yet resolved. Some NHD topics are:
    The effect of the DMZon Korean culture
    The Amur Leopard has found refuge in the korean DMZ
    the effect of the communist rule in N Korea on immigration to S Korea
    China's refusal to grant asylum to N Korean refugees
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    Communist Long March

    The Communist Long March was a military retreat of the Communist Party in China. Some possible NHD topics are:
    The Formation of the Red Army
    Mao Zendong's rise to power
    Chinese Civil War
    The Myths Surrounding the Long March
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    The Rape of Nanking

    The Rape of Nanking was when Japan attacked the city of Nanking in china after the battle of Shanghai. Some possible nhd topics are:
    The Battle of Shanghai
    The Japanese Millitary and the Rape of Nanking
    The Establishment of an International Safety Zone during the rape of nanking
    The Effect of government repressing news
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    Vietnam War

    The Communist Party in N Vietnam tried to take over S Vietnam. The US got involved with helpingthe S Vietnamese. Some possible nhd ideas are:
    Assasination of Ngo Dinh Diem
    Escalation and Ground war
    Secret Bombing of Cambodiaand Laos
    Effect of Vietnam war onAmerican Patriotism
    Napalm
    Discovery of PTSD
    Psychological Effcts of War onSoldiers minds
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    Cultural Revolution

    The Cultural Revolution was Mao's attempt to remove capitalist and traditional chinese culture Some possible NHD topics are:
    Mao Zendong
    The creation of Red Guard groups
  • Yukio Mishima attemps to spark a revolution and then commits suicide

    Yukio Mishima was a japanese author and poet who belived that japan should be returned to an imperialist government. Some possible NHD topics are:
    Yuiko Mishima
    The coup attempt on 25 November 1970
    How Yukio's opinions affected the beliefs of other Japanese people
    Ritual Suicide in Japan
    The Japanese Self-Defense Forces
    Yukio Mishima's intentions
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    Tianmen Square Protests

    The Tiananmen Square protests happened because communist governments were losing power. The peoplewere protesting inflation and lack of career opportunities. Some possible NHD topics are:
    The Tiananmen Massacre
    How the Tiananmen square protests sparked protests in other cities
    How governments respond to hunger strikes
    Communist repression of frees peech