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    An event which had a major impact on society was the invasion of Manchuria, in China. In September 1931, the Japanese Imperial Army sabotaged their own railway and then claimed that the Chinese terrorists had done it. So the Japanese army attacked the Chinese army. The Japanese then went on to conquer Manchuria and were successful by February 1932. There were a number of important causes to this invasion including the Great Depression, Manchuria was an easy target as it suited Japans…

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    In 1978, Deng Xiaoping succeeded Mao Zedong as the only paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) without any formal government positions, such as the head of state, the head of government or the General Secretary. He was regarded as ‘the architect’, who successfully strengthened the country with his revolutionary economic reform program- the ‘Open Door’ policy. With that mentioned, this essay focuses on Deng Xiaoping’s effort in his economic reform program that has changed China…

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    Ku Klux Klan Racism

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    and file system. The Great Depression, in 1929, divided the Klan into dozens of small independent realms and the membership greatly decreased. In 1944, the last remaining members temporarily disbanded (Britannica School). The last world recognized Imperial Wizard was Dr. Samuel Green who died in 1949 (Extremism in America). Tons of bombings, whippings, and shooting occurred in the South, which were carried out by a few Klansmen in secret (Britannica School). President Lyndon B. Johnson publicly…

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    Constitution is really and truly 'federal ', 'quasi - federal ' or 'unitary with subsidiary federal features '. Historically, federalism has followed two different routes for its formation. The first has been the coming together of independent political units in such…

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    becoming a dentist. Dentistry came to be fairly easy to her because she was a dentist in Pakistan, but her license here was not valid. My mother was forced to start all over on her career. As a family, we support every member, we helped each a lot as a unit we survived financial…

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    to sign the treaty of Versailles independently and become a member of the League of Nations. The Prime Minister of Canada, Sir Robert Borden, relentlessly worked to ensure Canada had proper recognition for their effort during the war. During the Imperial War Conference in December 1918, Prime Minister Borden attained Britain's agreement for Canada to independently sign the treaty of Versialles. When Robert Lansing, the representative of the United States, questioned Canada's concern with…

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    Roman Empire Analysis

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    the function of Senate is giving advice to the Consuls and Praetors. The right of choosing Consuls and Praetors was controlled by the normal people with some popular assemblies, for example, the Comitia Centuriata. It was organized by people in army units and could elect the Consuls (Alcock, 2002: 19). This kind of election reveals a circumstance people had their own voice to affect the decision of state’s issues, which can be considered as an incipient democracy. Exactly because this advanced…

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    but that the circumstances of the island nation at the time created the ideal climate for technological change, agricultural change and the shift to industrialization. The significant factors include the high wage, cheap energy economy, British imperial pursuits, institutional and industrial change, scientific enlightenment, agriculture and urbanization as well as the geopolitics of the region. All of these factors contributed to the ‘perfect storm’ that produced a revolution that laid the…

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    The 9/11 Generation

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    In the conflict of Palestine-Israel, Muslim organizations created Palestine solidarity movements to protest against the US support of Israel occupation and military units that are killing hundreds of civilians and violate human rights. Arabs describe the Israel-Palestine conflict as the main issue pertaining to Muslims integration in society, as Muslims who support Palestine are viewed as “Bad” Muslims meaning they…

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    post-independence period in which Philippines recovered its status of a ‘republic’ country. Before the Spanish invaded Philippines, the indigenous Filipinos had their own system of laws in administering justice derived from customs, usages, and tradition. The unit of government was the ‘barangay’, which was a settlement consisting of about thirty to hundred families. A chieftain called the ‘datu’ headed each barangay which were independent of each other, and acted as the executive, legislative,…

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