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However by 1914, Japan had grown to be an imperial power itself following various strategies of the western powers after they themselves had been a colony of a European state. After a period of isolation before the onset of the Meiji restoration and the strong emergence as an imperial power one must examine all the characteristics and strategies that Japan had possessed by 1914 to gain imperial power like that of a north Atlantic power. One strategy that served to be important in Japan’s rise…

conflict between the two Superpowers which emerged victorious from the end of World War Two. These powers were the United States of America (USA) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Even though there was no direct military action between the two countries, the 'war' greatly changed the political scene of Europe. In his GCSE text, PJ Larkin (1965) in his British revision book states that the Cold War was a “mixture of religious crusade in favour of one ideology or the other, and…

Throughout its roughly 240 years of existence, The United States of America has had 44 presidents take office and lead the country that is known for its freedom. Commonly known as the land of the free and the home of the brave. Andrew Jackson, the 7th president, was not always of high status. He was born in the year of 1767, close to the end of the colonial era. President Jackson fought in the revolution against Britain in the American Revolution and later became a general fighting in the war…

Latino subgroups have migrated to the United States under varying conditions. As each group faced factors that helped their transition into the United States, there were factors that hindered their transition as well. Mexico, one of the first Latino countries to send masses of migrants to the United States, and the Dominican Republic, one of the last, share many of these factors that have impacted their economic, cultural, and political lives in the United States including the level of influence…

the United States primarily fought on foreign soil of which led to great amounts of bloodshed at the detriment of Mexico. The United States originally provoked the war as U.S. president James K. Polk set his eyes on expanding west as he believed in “Manifest Destiny”. The War was a result of the United States Annexation of Texas. Texas was its own Republic from 1836 through 1845 after winning it war for Independence. Mexico although never recognized its independence while the United States did…

Atlantic Treaty Organization”, “NATO is a formal alliance between the territories of North American and Europe. From its inception, its main purpose was to defend each other from the possibility of communist Soviet Union taking control of their nation.” In other words, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was an alliance between North America and Europe. This alliance was formed in fear that the Soviet Union, a communist state founded approximately in 1922, might forcefully take control over…

Balkan states and territories that were populated by Slavic people but under rule by the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. This desire for Slavic independence was supported by Russia (who also had a military alliance with Serbia), and was naturally opposed by Austria-Hungary (which had alliances with Germany and Italy), since it would actually weaken their empire. Conversely, nationalism helped unite and strengthen the German speaking territories of Central Europe and the Italian speaking…

Johnson, a United States’ president from November 22, 1963 to January 20, 1969, delivered this powerful quote presumably to garner support from the American people to execute his plan to export more American troops to aid Southern Vietnam. Although initially reluctant to station troops in Vietnam, Johnson changed his mind after the attack of the Southern Vietnamese garrison by the Viet Cong that killed eight Americans. His fear of communists pushing the war into dangerous territory, drove him to…

was interested in turning the newly defeated Japanese Empire into a stronghold of anti-communism in Asia. Takagi Sokichi, the Japanese Navy 's leading planner portrayed the United States on its ambition to establish a U.S. centered capitalistic market after the war. The author explains that due to this goal, the United States would very likely aid Japan 's reconstruction. As part of the American system, Japan would quickly recover as a capitalist society and regain credibility in the…

rely on which is leading to many movements such as “Black Lives Matter” which could be a cause and set back in developing a new America. The destruction of Black Wall Street was the first reporting of an American city bombing from the air by the United States government. Greenwood symbolized threats and high power to anyone who did not want African Americans to prosper. In defense, Greenwood was incinerated to the ground, leaving nothing but dark gray ashes and families without homes,…