party and began protesting against French rule of Indochina. “About Education” At around the time (note card under french rule) World War ii broke out in Europe. France was defeated by Germany and thus was powerless to defend its colonies in Asia. Japan invaded French Indochina‚ and by July 1941 had forced the French to let them run the colony. The Japanese stripped Vietnam of resources‚ and as a consequence hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese starved to death. Any protests against Japanese rule were
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How did World War II affect American Society? Kirsty Gourlay On December 7th‚ 1941‚ Japanese fighter planes staged an attack on U.S naval and military forces based in Pearl Harbour‚ Hawaii. In around just two hours‚ America suffered from approximately 3‚435 casualties including 2‚000 deaths. The shattering defeat cost the U.S‚ 8 battle ships and around 200 airplanes. The following day‚ President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. This was approved‚ and more than two years into the
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The Eight-nation Alliance definitely affected China and other country. What happened at that time? After the opium war‚ foreign country intruded China. China lost the sovereignty over the nation. At that time‚ there were some secret organizations along Shandong‚ Hebei and Henan‚ which formed the Boxer Rebellion later. Boxer rebellion was an anti-imperialism uprising‚ in connection with foreign people and people who believed in God. It took place in Shandong at the end of Qing dynasty. It
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Harbor began as part of Japan’s larger plan to conquer Southeast Asia. The Japanese wanted to do this to secure raw materials and other natural resources that they lacked. Since America supplied more than half of Japan’s supply of these materials Japan was reluctant to push the United States too far‚ but they also had intentions of getting control of its own sources of raw materials. The attack happened in the early morning of December 7‚
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ago‚ it affected The United States then and it still affects us now; that is why it’s important for all Americans to know the dynamics of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War brings forth many questions for Americans who didn’t live through it. Many are unsure of why we were there‚ how we were involved‚ what were the conflicts‚ and how it still affects us. The United States involvement in the Vietnam War was questioned by many Americans‚ but how exactly were we involved? Many Americans do not know
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hard‚ and would not be achieved until after 1939 (The Great Depression‚ n.d.). The Statistics The Great Depression was an economic struggle that is hard to imagine unless lived through. The statistics during the time offer more insight as to just how bad conditions were. It began in 1929‚ and by 1933‚ the United States’ gross national product was less than half than the level it was at in the beginning. The construction of industrial plants fell by 90%‚ automobile production fell by more than
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question how similar are China and Japan also I will comparing the population‚ economy‚ landscape and environment of these two countries. China and Japan are both located in Asia. Japan is an island that is located in East Asia. It is in the Pacific Ocean and is east of China‚ the Koreas‚ and Russia. It is also south of Taiwan and The Republic of China is bordered on the north by Mongolia and Russia. The north east border is Korea and to the west of India‚ Pakistan and Afghanistan. Human Geography – Population
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throughout the world. Some of these leaders had benevolent intentions‚ and others were certainly heinous to the core‚ however the visions all these individuals brought to a variety of societies and cultures had crucial impacts ultimately affecting how many of the countries developed from there on out. A few of the figures‚ such as Adolf Hitler and Mussolini‚ will take drastic actions ultimately leading to the end of the Interwar period as they’re a direct result for the beginning of World War II
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The middle east has been at the centre of involvement for great powers for centuries. Its people have been subjected to conquest‚ colonization‚ and regime change. The Ottoman Empire‚ European powers and the United States have each impacted the region. The combination of their actions created the modern states of the Middle East as we know them today. This argues that the current social and political situation in the region is a direct consequence of these various powers. The Ottoman Empire was facing
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undergone numerous similarities‚ however there were and overwhelming number of differences. Which in all distinguished the very foundations of these two territories. In the Middle East many things occurred during and after the First World War that did not take place in South Asia. The Ottoman Empire in the Middle East weakened and fell as the war went on. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand also took place during this time
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