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Old and new Imperialism is the extension of power and influence of European nations over other foreign countries by military force. Even though between 1500 and 1800, the Europeans only had influences on the Americas, by the 1800s, the Europeans were strengthened not only in their military, but also in their economy due to them being imperialists in Africa and Asia. There were five motivations that led to imperialism, exploratory, political, ideological, religious, and economic. Even though…

Japanese. These women because they can look back and reflect on their experiences, serve as historical reference to some of the atrocities committed by the Japanese during World War II. Through this new evidence, historians can create new perspectives on a historical period in time. This theme of harsh treatment at the hands of the Japanese is also prevalent in Toshiyuki Tanaka work Hidden horrors: Japanese War Crimes in World War II. This book describes the acts of cannibalism towards…

Name: Tutor: Course: Date: Changes in Empire Time Frames Significantly, the expansion of the empires was motivated by the need to control large swaths of land in the specified colonial areas. For instance, the conflicts that involved the French, Britain, and Spanish kingdoms were regulated by the need to exercise power in the North Americas geographies. As such, the battles contributed to adversities and challenges to the populations that existed in the New World which revolved around food…

The engines of militarism and ultranationalism drove World War II to the depths of darkness in human history. The wars in Europe and Asia shared aspects of ultranationalism and yet were dissimilar in how these nations arrived at World War II and how they reacted afterwards. There is no question as to whether ultranationalist motives and racial myths insinuated human rights violations. However, war guilt remains a controversial and unsettled issue today. While ideas of glorification, racial…

Despite having many challenges and being overlooked, China's role in World War Two was one of the most important and had a great impact on the war and all of the countries participating in it. China's role is often overlooked because people focus on the fighting in Europe between the Allied and Axis powers. While this fighting was important, the fighting in Asia was just as important. If China had not fended off Japan with the help of some of the Allied powers, Japan would have taken over China…

("The Opium War and Foreign Encroachment.") But when Lin Zexu tried to take and burn warehouses, the British fought back, and brought their warships and more advanced weapons. The Chinese didn’t stand a chance and eventually signed the Treaty of Nanking which opened China up to Britain. China also was forced to agree to more unfair treaties, with Russia, Japan and…

There has been a continuous argument taking place for decades on end. Was the Hiroshima bombing really necessary? Many have dissected the possible outcomes on this scenario and how different it all could have played out if America had chosen not to make the severe military action of dropping the bombs on Japan. During World War II, every country had their methods prepared and their armies on standby to defend their honor and protect their lands. Of course, America was no exception since we were…

The 1960 British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan once gave a speech in South Africa known as “The Wind of Change Speech”. Macmillan said, "The wind of change is blowing through this continent, and whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact. We must all accept it as a fact, and our national policies must take account of it” (Baker 179). Macmillan was reinforcing that decolonization is taking place in Africa. Most of the European powers had African…

Great Depression on Jewish people, alluding that with them gone the majority of Germany’s problems would be solved. Japan was also another country that showed authority and demonstrated fascism by carrying out the Mukden Incident and the Rape of Nanking. Each of these countries showed extreme fascism and non-unity by presenting efforts to eradicate certain groups of…

The principles of jus ad bellum (“justice of war”) and jus in bello (“justice in war”) are the fundamental principles of the Just War Theory, which is the military ethical doctrine that justifies the reasons and methods of war. Each principle has a set of criteria that must be met in order for the act of war and conduct in war to be considered morally justifiable. Ethicists and historians question whether the use of the nuclear bombs in Japan met the necessary and reasonable criteria of the jus…