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    The Rise of Western Culture and Economy in Japan after World War II According to some scholars‚ a society’s culture determines its economic destiny. Before 1860‚ Japan had been isolated for over two centuries‚ and it was not until the aftermath of World War II when Japan was forced to ration food to extreme measures (Hiesinger 39)‚ the Japanese people’s fear of become a Western sub-colony coupled with “their flexible attitude towards cultural variance (Sparke 10)‚” ushered them into economic and

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    and the Roman Empire share many differences and‚ even more‚ similarities. Some are evident while others are hardly noticeable. The Roman Empire faced attacks from the Huns like we face attacks from terrorists. Natural disasters caused many deaths and they still do today. The Romans lack of care and negligence for their well-being cost them in battle. The same will probably happen to us. It may not really seem like it but the United States is following in the footsteps of the Roman Empire. The similarities

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    "To w hat extent was Germany responsible for the First World War." There are many different factors that contributed to the outbreak of WWI. The most important of these are imperialism‚ the arms race‚ the alliance system‚ nationalism and the assassination of the Austrian Arch Duke. Although Germany has a share in the responsibility of these factors‚ she was definitely not the lone cause. Many powerful European nations played a roughly equal part in their contribution‚ which consequently started

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    ‘German Aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914’. How far do you agree? There is much evidence to suggest that German Aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914. Both Sources 1 and 2 play on the idea that both the Kaiser and Bethmann Hollweg used its foreign policies to create tension within Europe which consequently led to a European war. Source 1 argues ‘Germany’s foreign policy aims were focused

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    A terrible event happened on the 1st of September 1939 the world entered its second world war. It’s hard to believe that such a thing as world war two happened in this century. World War 2 was the most widespread war that has ever been‚ in the 6 years the World War 2 waged up to 78 million people died‚ which is around 2.5 percent of the world’s population. Nearly every country in the world took part in world war 2 save for a few neutral countries‚ but the biggest contenders were comprised of the

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    Assess the experience of Australian POWs in World War II. Being captured as a POW in WW2 was never a good position to be in regardless of what nationality you were and who had captured you. Each country had their own system for managing POWs‚ some of which were definitely better than others but none were ever overly pleasant for the captives. Australian solders were captured and held by three different countries. These countries were: Germany‚ Italy and Japan. Being captured by the German side was

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    ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR II US ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR II The United States entered the war for one main reason the attack on Pearl Harbor but a number of events led the United States to ally itself indirectly with Britain before the attack on Pearl Harbor despite its initial convictions to stay neutral. Events Before US Entry The United States ADOPTED POLICIES TO KEEP ITSELF FROM BEING FINANCIALLY and militarily INVOLVED WITH THE war. Since loans they had made to countries in Europe during World War I were

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    Masculinity and World War II The image of Man has changed throughout time. Dominant constructions of masculinity‚ which are basically attempts to stabilize gender identity‚ are developed within the dynamics of shifting cultures and societies. The male stereotype‚ which is still prevails nowadays‚ started rising at the end of eighteenth – beginning nineteenth century in Europe with a great concentration on the male’s body. The stereotype made the world look at man more like a type rather than an

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    World War II was a war that took a lasting toll on the world‚ lasting from about 1931-1945. The Holocaust‚ the Rape of Nanjing‚ Nazis‚ the Pearl Harbor attack‚ and dropping an atomic bomb are major a few major events during World War II. During this war‚ there are many underlying factors similar to the first world war‚ for example‚ there were new alliances formed and the war was an arms race. World War II can be connected to some of the worst times in history as people developed devastating weapons

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    The Ottoman and Mughal empires were two of the greatest and most successful empires to ever form in history. However‚ they both had some similarities as well as differences. Both empires went through tough periods of time‚ but at some point they also went through times of growth and prosperity. Although the Ottoman and Mughal Empire both did not force conversions into Islam‚ the Ottoman’s development relied on their tough military force‚ while the decline of the Mughal Empire was caused by Aurangzeb’s

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