percent. (Timeline of the great depression ) On February 1931 “foodriots” began. Americans‚ men and women‚ were smashing windows of grocery markets and looting fruits‚ canned goods‚ bacon‚ and ham. One store owner tried to stop the looters with a shogun but was brought down and had broken bones.
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Japan achieved sustained growth in per capita income between the 1880s and 1970 through industrialization. Moving along an income growth trajectory through expansion of manufacturing is hardly unique. Indeed Western Europe‚ Canada‚ Australia and the United States all attained high levels of income per capita by shifting from agrarian-based production to manufacturing and technologically sophisticated service sector activity. Still‚ there are four distinctive features of Japan ’s development through
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You’ve heard the phrase “worth your weight in gold.” Well how about‚ worth your weight in silver instead? Their once was a time when the world trade depended heavily on silver. Chinese ports would accept nothing but silver‚ and they had the luxury trade goods and commodities that European countries enjoyed and needed. In one fell swoop China had dramatically changed global economies as well as social standards. First we see how the silver coin had an effect on China. Silver became Chinas number
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University of the philippines‚ baguio | WARRIORS IN PEACE | THE ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE SAMURAI CLASS IN TOKUGAWA JAPAN | | ANIDA‚ CESNA CO | 3/20/2013 | The warriors of Japanese history the samurai belongs to the upper class of the society. During the Warring States and before that samurai were used as killing machines ready to slay anyone who was against with their masters. But during this time of peace‚ samurai have no war to fight anymore. Despite their high status in the society
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Name____________________________________________________________Per.______ Robert W. StrayerWays of the World: A Brief Global History Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources Chapter 19 Study Guide‚ Internal Troubles‚ External Threats: China‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ and Japan‚ 1800-1914‚ Study Guide (Original: pp. 559-586; With Sources: pp. 877-903) The External Challenge: European Industry and Empire 1. What were the four dimensions of European imperialism that showed how China‚
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East Asian Business- Lecture 1 Explaining Asia’s double digit growth- Is there and “Asian model” which has helped countries such as the four tigers (South Korea‚ Taiwan‚ Singapore and Hong Kong” as well as NIC’s (Malaysia‚ Indonesia and Thailand + PRC double digit growth from 1978. Cultural explanations; legacy of Confucianism: Confucianism‚ the teachings of Confucius during 500 BC‚ has played an important role in forming Chinese character‚ behavior and way of living. (Eliot 2001; Guo 1995) Its
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Psychological Theory Psych525 Psychological Theory This paper examines how a person’s cultural ethnocentric perspective causes them to react to a person from another culture based on the behavior/social cognitive theory. For the purposes of description‚ this presentation will explore both Irish and Japanese ethnocentric perspectives and how they relate to one another using the behavior/social cognitive theory. Ethnocentricity Before continuing on to describe Irish and Japanese cultural interaction
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Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa is one of the most iconic works in the history of Japanese art. Presumably created in Japan around 1829-1832‚ the woodblock print was part of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series which featured ravishing sceneries of Mount Fuji. Being the first print in the series‚ The Great Wave off Kanagawa was a phenomenal success. Hence‚ Hokusai added ten more designs into the collection. Before the emergence of Japanese printmakers such as Katsushika Hokusai
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powerful state 4. 1805: Hindu Indian National Congress demanded equality and self government that Britain had granted other colonies 5. 1907: the Indian Nation Congress were calling for complete independence C. The Example of Japan 1. Emperor‚ Shogun: real leader‚ Samurai: warrior class 2. Meiji Restoration (1870-1900) 1871: new leaders abolished the old feudal structure and a free and competitive economy A powerful modern navy was assembled many ideas borrowed from the West By 1890: authoritarian
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The word Noh means skill‚ craft‚ or the talent particularly in the field of performing arts in this context. The word Noh may be used alone or with gaku (fun‚ music) to form the word nōgaku. (Bowers) Noh is a classical tradition that is highly valued by many today. When used alone‚ Noh refers to the historical genre of theatre originated from sarugaku in the mid-14th century and continues to be performed today. Noh and kyōgen originated in the 8th century when the Sangaku was spread from China to
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