... were highly diverse. China and Japan were two of the Asian civilizations that were not fundamentally reshaped by the West. The Europeans were eager to influence the Asian civilizations with trade, technology, and missionary activities, although the Europeans were expelled by both countries. Asians weren't interested in converting to Christianity, and none of the goods seemed desirable, especially to the Chinese ... and Europeans, Qing only allowed licensed Canton to be the only trading post with the West, but by the end of the eighteenth century, British demanded the license to other cit...

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... movement to aid Britain. Vessels known as the Liberty Fleet were created. They were four hundred twenty feet in length and able to carry cargo of over ten thousand tons. The order by Roosevelt turned out sixty ships for the sole purpose of aiding the British. These vessels transported the drastically needed supplies was desperate for across the Atlantic Ocean. Roosevelt also sent ... precision bombing. The United States used over 700 planes in 3 shifts while bombing the Germans. The raids concentrated on the Rhine and Rhur industrial areas of Germany. They were also hitting key cities s...

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... couldn't be stop or prevent, because it was just going to happen anyway. In World War two there were many battles fought. One of the most controversial issues for the United States was not even a battle though. It was the use of the atomic bomb on two Japanese cities. I believe that the US was right in using the atomic bombs on Japan. The Japanese planned ... the war quickly. It was a smart move for the United States to bomb Japan. During a war, a country had to think of themselves before they think of the enemy. We were able to save many American lives by ending the war quickly. The ci...

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... lives the disease has taken. The survivors now had an increased risk in getting cancer which is so unfortunate and sad. If any of the survivors had kids they might be born with malformations. These malformations popped up randomly and stayed in families for generations. Parents must' ... when they realize their child will not be able to live a normal life. There were also very many physical effects such as amnesia, emotional intolerance, dizziness, headaches, insomnia, disturbances of metabolism and nutrition, blindness, and liver dysfunction. The bomb robbed many of their lives but als...

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... is a feudal society with a strictly defined hierarchy. Where Europe had moved on from Feudalism to Mercantilism, the system of Feudalism remained in Japan, as said by Patrick Smith. The Tokugawa ruled for two and a half centuries, until 1868. Theirs was the most extreme form of feudalism Japan had ever known. The Japanese lived like figurines in a bell jar locked in hereditary status and ... , and even extended into literature, as people would often write plays, which were performable through kabuki. Kabuki Theater was however, banned from the central areas of cities unless given officia...

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... if the bomb did not work on Germany that the Germans would be able to disassemble it and figure out how to make it work. There was not this fear with Japan. Also a revenge factor was set in the heart of Americans ever since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Many feel that the ... possible targets: Hiroshima, Kolura, Nagasaki, and Niigata. Kyoto was the first choice until it was removed from the list by Stimson. The cities were chosen because they had been otherwise relatively untouched during the war. The bomb that dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945, weighed 4.5 ... felt that on...

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... would not allow it because I was under age." The system does not allow youngsters to find a way to handle alcohol responsibly. In some cities if an adult supervises a party where alcohol is present to prevent drunk driving they can be convicted for allowing other people's children to drink ... true but, who says we are like other countries? We live in a totally different society and have completely different values and traditions. Many of the opposition feel that responsibility comes with maturity and not with experience. They insist that we would only be putting a much greater responsibi...

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... would not allow it because I was under age The system does not allow youngsters to find a way to handle alcohol responsibly. In some cities if an adult supervises a party where alcohol is present to prevent drunk driving they can be convicted for allowing other people's children to drink ... true but, who says we are like other countries? We live in a totally different society and have completely different values and traditions. Many of the opposition feel that responsibility comes with maturity and not with experience. They insist that we would only be putting a much greater responsibili...

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... event that raised American spirits. Lt Col James Doolittle, known as Jimmy Doolittle of the U.S. Army Air Corps led a force of 16 planes on a bombing raid on the Japanese home Islands. Four cities, including the capitol city of Tokyo, were bombed. Damage was minimal compared to the damage inflicted in later bombings of the war, but the effect on the American people was electrifying. At ... with B25 bombers. By February 2nd it was tested when Lts. John Fitzgerald, and James McCarthy flew two B25s, after practicing short run takeoffs from the deck of the newly commissioned carrier Hornet....

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... Korea, a small country in the Eastern regions of Asia. After the earthquake, large swells formed in the Pacific Ocean, causing a tsunami that completely wiped out West Korean coastal cities. Currently, the United States government is debating whether ... or not it should send aid to the West Koreans in an effort to help them recover from this natural disaster. Though the U.S has assisted many other countries affected by natural disasters, U.S intervention in West Korea's massive earthquake poses several disadvantages that may discourage the U.S from aiding the recovery process. First of...

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... the United States. They are making their own course in the world and have demanded and began to receive the respect in the global realm. They deserve this recognition because of the two Asian "miracles" that have occurred over the past three decades. The first, and arguably the least significant, is the economic miracle which has made the East Asian countries some ... and opportunity equal. They have created a society in which there is a sense of civility and harmony that allow people to feel safe when they walk through the streets of East Asia's cities. The basis of this social miracle...

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... to develop such a weapon, and their government would have no restraints regarding its use. The U.S. developed the weapon merely as a safety backup because it was thought that the Germans were able to make one. People have argued that the atomic bombs should be used as soon as they are available because so much taxpayers' money has been invested in the Projects ... remarks that some consideration to the homeland and civilians of Japan was considered. The U.S. refrained from bombing the major city of Kyoto even though it was of considerable military importance. It was the ancient capital ...

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On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in warfare. The atomic bombs (Little Boy and Fat Man) dropped on Japan created a stir of controversy between those who feel the bombing was harsh and unnecessary and those who felt completely justified ... due to their pride. That demonstrates the likelihood of a Japanese surrender. The US could not sit back while kamikaze techniques killed countless American lives. These two nations were at war and the U.S. could not solely depend on a chance of surrender on the part of a nation who had...

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... to act - not the defeat of the Japanese army on Okinawa, the destruction of Japan's cities, the starvation blockade, or the threat in allied invasion of their home island. After Hiroshima, nothing else was needed to convince Hirohito to order surrender. Without the dropping of the two bombs, World War II's pacific ... trial, Marquis Kido Koichi, a chief adviser to Emperor Hirohito, stated, "the bomb and Russian invasion led to a surrender that likely saved 20 million of my innocent compatriots from war ravages." When U.S. officials asked Lt. Gen. Kawabe Torashiro if Japan could have sto...

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... lived in northern India from 560 to 480 B.C. The time of the Buddha was one of social and religious change, marked by the further advance of Aryan Civilization into the Ganges Plain, the development of trade and cities, the breakdown of old tribal structures, and the rise of a whole spectrum of new religious movements that responded to the demands of the times (Conze 10). These movements were derived from ... new sects, Buddhism was the most successful and eventually spread throughout India and most of Asia. Today it is common to divide Buddhism into two main branches. The Theravada, or...

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