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culture, and diseases across the world. Through time, the reasons for migration varied, as more change was being made within the world. In various Latin American countries, slavery was abolished, which resulted in the migration of workers from East Asia to Latin America, where they can work on plantations for low wages and unfair conditions. Migration increased as various calamities such as the Irish potato famine, as more people left their Ireland to escape famine. A vast amount of migration…

operation of strategy and an operation of choice are most important when protecting Australia’s interests in its immediate neighbourhood, in the Asia(Indo)-Pacific region and in the global theatre respectively. And even though the increasing importance of Asia(Indo)-Pacific region requires a maritime oriented outlook, given the increasing power of Asia countries, Australia should keep defining its position as a middle power with limited strategic objectives and capability. Therefore, Australia’s…

that resulted in the rejection. From my perspective, the idea that China was “isolated” was not totally correct. Instead, the East Asian was actively involved in trading, embraced scientific ideas, and accepted different culture. First of all, East Asia was drastically involved in the trading system, and was even the center of trading during the time before the Macartney Mission. The scale of trading, or say…

trade through the Ottoman Empire easier, serving to expedite connections across Western Asia. In Europe, England and the Netherlands chartered the British East India Company and the Dutch East India Company respectively. These were joint-stock companies that ventured to the Indian Ocean and had the power to go to war and govern conquered peoples. The companies earned a profit through transit trade within Asia and could therefore purchase Asian spices and textiles without having to pay for them…

Said claims the boundaries are “arbitrarily drawn” by delineating his abstract notion of imaginative geography which originated from nature of humanity. In concerning this imaginary space “some distinctive objects are made by the mind, and that these objects, while appearing to exist objectively, have only a fictional reality,” in exemplification “[a] group of people living on a few acres of land will set up boundaries between their land and its immediate surroundings and territory beyond,…

Japan's security and economic survival was ahead of Asian values. Without Japan becoming more powerful East Asia wouldn't have been saved from the west. What made Japan so powerful was the economic exploitation of its neighbors. They are both centralized, protected by the water that surrounds them, and easy passage to the Atlantic. They are both well protected by the geography of the lands and have excellent harbors. Japan believed that its security depended upon territorial expansion.…

Russia Emerges Once a strong world power, Russia is beginning to re- emerge as a political and economical power. The beginning of Russia’s re-emergence began in the early 90s after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia has taken many necessary measures to regain the power they once attained. 1. What are the Eastern Partnership initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union? Why are they contentious? The Eastern Partnership initiative gives the Eastern European countries access to the Western…

imperialism." (Document 8) Although Japan and Great Britain seem very different and a world apart, they both had similar experiences becoming industrialized nations and powers in their regions. Japan is an island nation located off the coast of Asia. It enjoys an abundance of fish due…

The country Japan is off the east coast of main land Asia neighboring the Pacific Ocean. It is also known as “the land of the rising sun” or simply “Nippon.” It has very mountainous terrain and Archipelago Island, offers lush forest, hot springs and active volcanoes, and the most notable Mountain is Mount Fuji. Many small kingdoms came to together to united around the capital Nara; around the 4th and 8th centuries. Around this period, agriculture improved dramatically and adopted new ideas from…

empire was similar as much the stability in the region relied upon the submission of its neighboring tribes and proper running their city-states (Von Sivers 514). The state of affairs around the fourteenth century in the economies of Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East were much more developed, with international markets permitting trade across these continents. Trade was consistent across all these regions, allowing many popular ports and city to be established (Abu-Lughod 33). The…