Was the “way of the warrior” justifiable to precede abusive treatment of prisoners? Although the Japanese created barbaric tactics‚ they did it to follow their moral codes and fulfill their honor. During World War II‚ the Japanese had seven camp groups‚ and within those groups‚ there were branch camps as well. Additionally‚ the purpose of these prison camps was to demonstrate the shame of surrendering. In doing so‚ the Japanese soldiers used the prisoners’ manpower to support the frontline troops
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In the 1930s‚ Britain and France adopted the appeasement policy towards Germany. It was to give in to some of the demands of Hitler in the hope that they would be satisfied and not ask for more. The appeasement policy aimed to prevent another large-scale war like the World War I. The appeasement policy was not an error as appeasement bought time for Britain to rearm. In the 1930s‚ they were still recovering from the tremendous losses in World War I‚ and were not militarily prepared for a war
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Kennedy’s foreign policy Overview: * Dominated by American Soviet relations * Revolved around interventions in the context of the stages of the cold war Key features: * Anti-communist * Shifting policy from coexistence to containment * Strength via strategic alliances: NATO The cold war: * Period of intense hostility‚ tensions and contest between USA and soviet union. Mainly due to conflicting ideologies‚ communist vs democratic capitalist. * Soviets created the
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Was America justified in the Mexican-American war The Mexican-American war stared in 1821 after Mexico won its independence from Spain‚ thus allowing American settlers to move into the newly unoccupied territory. The Victorians of the war‚ were the Americans. After the war came to an end‚ Mexico signed the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo. In the treaty Mexico agreed to give 500‚000mi to the U.S.‚ while the united states paid Mexico $15 million. There are many different point of views towards the Mexican-American
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America was or was not justified in breaking away from Great Britain? America had every right‚ mind and aspect‚ to throw off the almost inexorable chains of Great Britain. Not only declaring war against the British was justified‚ but it was the only choice America had. From the very beginning‚ (when the colonists first migrated to America) the colonists were displeased with Great Britain’s law-makings and government. When diplomatic options and agreements with Great Britain failed‚ America realized
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World War 1 ended‚ there was many casualties and damages throughout the four years. Most importantly‚ it left a doubt on who caused World War 1 and who was going to pay for the damages made. To settle this arguement there was a conference that united twenty seven countries and excluded 5 countries‚ Russia and the Central Power‚ called the Paris Peace Conference . The conference took place in Paris‚ France in June 28‚ 1919. In the conference‚ the Treaty of Versailles was created to end conflict between
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Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corp Part A 1.) On October 15‚ 1996‚ CSX Corporation (CSX) then ranked as the number one railroad in the Eastern United States and Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) then ranked as the third largest railroad in the Eastern United States‚ announced the intent to undergo a friendly merger via a two-tiered transaction with an estimated value of $8.4 billion. During the 1980’s a trend towards the consolidation of railroad firms began as a result
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which is directly related to the public safety and quality of life. They must learn innovative ways to do “more with less‚” use the resources in the most cost conscious ways‚ align itself to a more streamlined approach to deliver an effective‚ efficient and economical product to the community. My proposal for balancing the book by reducing 10% cost over the next two years is shown in the following table: |Budget |2012 (ml) |2013(ml)
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________________________________________ Bismarck’s Foreign Policy 1871-1890 Events 1873 Formation of the Dreikaiserbund 1878 The Congress of Berlin 1879 The Dual Alliance 1881 The renewal of the Dreikaiserbund 1887 The Reinsurance Treaty. Key point: Diplomatic genius guided by the principles of keeping France isolated and remaining on good terms with both Austria and Russia. Introduction: Bismarck had defeated each of his enemies – Denmark‚ Austria‚ and France – in isolation. He realised
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“Animal Farm”. However‚ he also wrote short works such as “Shooting an elephant”. George Orwell was placed in a difficult situation on deciding whether to shoot the elephant in order to protect others. Regardless of which side he acted on‚ he would still have others wishing he would have acted the opposite way. I believe George Orwell was not justified in killing the elephant‚ because the elephant was no longer aggressive‚ he killed it to avoid looking like a fool in front of the town‚ and he shot
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