When the Mongols invaded China, the Chinese prohibited themselves from learning anything Mongolian. While in China, some Mongolians absorbed Chinese culture. ... Also, many existing Chinese officials were ignored and disrespected of their position and no Chinese person could take the spot of China's administration because the Mongols totally ignored the Civil service exams that the Chinese had. The Mongols did not trust the Chinese. ... The Mongols were long-term influential to Russia and left a deep negative mark on their history because the Mongols ruled Russia the longest. ...

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According to Mandlebaum, the fate of the region has "for the last two centuries" depended "on the fate of three major powers--China, Japan and Russia, on the stability and tranquillity of their mutual relations." ... The most obvious and famous of the triangles linked the Soviet Union, China and the United States, but the Soviet-US- Japan triangle was also important. ... First, China's centrality: China figures in nearly all of the triangles, not even the US affected Soviet policy to this degree. ... Through the 1960s, there were 4 main triangles in the Asian political arena: Soviet Union...

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Throughout history, we have been aware of the presence of totalitarian states such as: Nazi Germany under Hitler, the Soviet Union under Stalin, Fascist Italy under Mussolini, and the People's Republic of China under Zedong. ... Zedong and Stalin led the communists in China and Russia. ... The establishment of totalitarian regimes in the course of history usually followed some sort of political and social upheaval. ... There have been many totalitarian states throughout the course of history including Germany, Italy, Russia, and China. ...

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In history, Japanese had long and troubled relations with Korea and China, and as Japanese strength increased it was perhaps understandable that they should look there with newly ambitious eyes. ... Now imaging world map, we can easily figure out China and Korea are the closest countries to Russia. ... China leased the ice-free Port Arthur to Russia and allowed them to store their war ships there. ... Russia had succeeded in replacing the now defunct Chinese influence with her own. ... In April, May, and June of 1903, Russian's had told the Japanese that they would move out of China. ...

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China and India also have huge lands and they house lots of ethnic groups who speak many different languages. "The Republic of China is also a complex case because there are fifty five national minorities (seven percent of the population) in the country who do not speak Han Chinese of the majority population in a nation of over one billion people" (Farnen, p.43). ... Canada is the satellite of USA, and USA has never had much trouble with it in history because she did not try to exploit Canada. ... It had caused many empires to collapse (Austria-Hungry Empire, Ottoman Empire etc.) throughout ...

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The legal, technological, and political characteristics of a country impact the management of a company's international business. Knowing the differences in the legal systems of various nations can oftentimes be critical to the success of foreign investments. Multinational companies can, also, hav...

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From the beginning of American history, immigrants came here and brought their traditions and culture. ... When I first arrived in New York, I was surprised that the city is divided into national communities, such as China town, Brighton Beach, Little Italy and many others. ... Immigrants should respect American culture, language, and history. ...

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When we were attempting to stop Japanese aggression in China, Stalin and his comrades were not deemed to be "evil", at least not when wee needed his help. ... Democracy, the greatest psychological war the human race has ever faced (almost bringing the species to extinction), and it gets less than 50 pages in a 900 page American History book. ...

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One of the major events in Russia's economic history for the past years was the crash of the ruble. ... Russia's great resource of raw materials is another positive thing for its economy: the Trade and the current balance are constantly rising, even overtaking Chinas trade and current balance for the last 2 years: 2002 2003 Trade Balance +42.9$ Billion +54.2$ Billion Current Account +27.6$ Billion +36.4$ Billion If Russia's currency will not have a big drop its economy should have a steady stable growth in the nearest future with its good trade balance and cu...

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Voltaire -was an author of enormous industry; seventy volumes of him adorn the present -writer's shelves, and another edition of Voltaire's works runs to ninety- four; he dealt largely with history and public affairs, and he corresponded with Catherine the Great of Russia, Frederick the Great of Prussia, Louis XV, and most of the prominent people of the time. Both Voltaire and Gibbon had the sense of history strong in them; both have set out very plainly and fully their visions of human life; and it is clear that to both of them the system in which they lived, the ! ... Gibbon'...

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The Macroeconomics 2301 class enrolled at Tarrant County College " Southeast has organized in class research teams under the direction of Dr. McKizzie. The goals of the trams will be to focus on research toward closing the gap between two countries that have a germane resource. One country will be ...

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In 1936, Stalin gave a new constitution to the U.S.S.R, which provided for such features as a secret ballot and universal adult franchise. 12.3 Consequences and Significance of the Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution is regarded as one of the most remarkable events in human history since it set up a new way of living and thinking. ... Countries like Albania, Bulgaria, Poland, Peking, China and Mongolia established proletarian dictatorship. ...

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Henry Kissinger's quote, "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac" has been depicted throughout history. ... Japan's economic success legitimized its role as a model in the eyes of its neighbors, thus outshining China and its Maoist ideals. ...

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