developed a popular Japanese card game‚ called Hanafuda. The demand for the game quickly increased‚ helping the company grow. The strategy of making playing cards continue all the way until the mid 1900s at which time they began to extend their brand‚ from owning a taxi company to operating a love hotel chain. Needless to say‚ these ventures failed and soon after‚ in 1974‚ Nintendo went back to focusing on their core competencies of making engaging games. They finally entered into the electronic market
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Despite the argument that in the beginning of the 1900’s‚ Canada’s immigration policy was the most unrestrictive one‚ compared to those of other nations‚ from a history student’s point of view in 2007‚ the "Open Door Policy" seems to have been quite selective about who it allowed entry into Canada. The fundamental factor that made the Canadian immigration policy a major hindrance to many types of people who wanted to emigrate was the prejudice with which the Canadians developed many beliefs. One
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Mussolini’s invasion of Abyssinia a turning point in his foreign policy? To a certain extent‚ Mussolini’s invasion of Abyssinia could be seen as a major turning point in his foreign policy. However‚ Mussolini’s reluctance to fully commit to an alliance with Hitler would also suggest that perhaps the Pact of Steel of 1939 could be seen as a more convincing turning point. It could be argued that following Abyssinia‚ Mussolini’s foreign policy took a drastic shift‚ becoming increasingly more aggressive
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The war of 1812 was fought against two main forces: the British and the Indians (who actually sided with the British). By 1800‚ American settlers had now far outnumbered the remaining Indians. The federal policy of civilization was heavily encouraged and endorsed within the Indian communities. This caused controversy because the nativists wanted to shy away from European influence and resisted to follow white encroachment on their Indian lands. In 1803‚ Jefferson made an agreement with the French
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commanding virtually half of the purse’s volume. The clasp securing my aviators inside the safe environment that is the leather case it calls home is quite obviously worn loose from daily use. Snapping the case open‚ one instantaneously spots the glimmer of gold metal emerging from the previously dark void. Having removed the possession from its hiding spot one can see that the glasses resemble those of a stereotypical Hollywood movie cop. The sunglasses appear to have been dipped in gold. Accompanying the
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authenticity may lead one down an incomplete path. This paper will discuss in large part the differences of two particular passages and which of the two I found most persuasive. James Eayrs’ article “A Low Dishonest Decade: Aspects of Canadian External Policy‚ 1931-1939” and Norman Hillmer’s article “Defence and Ideology: The Anglo-Canadian Military Alliance in the 1930s” both explain Canada’s relations‚ or lack thereof‚ with Great Britain. While Eayrs’ viewpoint is a much more negative one. For instance
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1. Looking ahead #1 In 1801 Thomas Jefferson and his followers took control of the national government. Jefferson anticipated a society of industrial towns‚ city mobs of Europe‚ independent farmers‚ and happily free from the workshops (Brinkley‚ 181). Jefferson promoted republican simplicity and proposed limited power of the federal government and urged authority prominently at the state level. Their vision proved to be long and tedious and did not come without obstacles. The American economy
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1. What are the seven articles of the U. S Constitution and the purpose of each; -Article 1. Legislative Department All legislative Powers herein shall be vested (persons and groups that own and control) in a; Congress and House of Representatives. Establishes; Elections and meetings Legislative proceedings Rights of members Bills and resolutions Powers of Congress (both houses) Powers denied to Congress Powers denied to the States -Article 2. Executive Department The Executive power
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consequences that led up to the War of 1812. The War of 1812 often referred to by some as being the second war against England for Independence or the Forgotten War. America was young and faced conflict for wanting neutral rights‚ the freedom of trade‚ and the right to remain neutral. But not all felt the same and America was divided. America’s northern states bared the brunt of England’s wrath of targeting the shipping industry; while the southern states suffered from a damaging market for their exports
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& wrote an eyewitness Joint Stock Company account of the conquest of Mexico by the Royal Colony Spaniards for Hernán Cortés. Jamestown Nation State- state that self-identifies as John Smith deriving its political legitimacy from serving John Rolfe as a sovereign entity for a nation as a House of Burgesses sovereign territorial unit. Pilgrims Treaty of Tordesillas- divided the newly Puritans discovered lands outside Europe between Maryland Portugal
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