... this determination that was the cause of drastic reforms and lead the country to become an imperialistic nation while the whole time fighting off the imperialistic nations. The new government aimed to make Japan a state focused on equality among its people. The social classes of the previous Tokugawa era were broken down over time as well as the samurai loosing most of ... divide it into prefectures. After the intense westernization took place the country had to catch up militaristically. This, being a high priority for Japan, the government introduced a universal conscription of a new ...

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... further sparked tension with Germany. The Zimmerman Telegram was intercepted and decoded by American authorities. The message was from the German Foreign Secretary to the Mexican government suggesting that a German- Mexican alliance would be in their best interest. It said they would receive their lost territories in the Southwest United States ... hold on with the assistance of American fighter pilots. As the war ragged on in Europe a new power was growing in the Far East. Japan was planning a bombardment of the United States. They believed a massive single blow could knock America out...

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... days. In January 1943, Churchill met Roosevelt at Casablanca in Morocco. There they made a decision to demand unconditional surrender from Germany, Italy, and Japan. The danger was that this would make the enemy resist longer - but in fact, Churchill very soon explained that unconditional surrender did not mean ... Roosevelt, and Stalin met before the war ended. The United States agreed to give Stalin anything he wanted in Europe for their support against Japan. Churchill also confirmed an agreement with Stalin, giving him control of Rumania and Bulgaria. The war had finally taken its t...

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... closed in on Paris in 1940, Hitler believed he could go after the rest of the continent after signing the Tripartite Pact with Italy and Japan. "His instrument was the Tripartite Pact, signed between Germany, Italy, and Japan on September 27, 1940, binding any two to come to the aid of a third if it was attacked." (Robert Cowley, What If, page 298 ... defeating the little Ottoman states, he would have eventually reached bigger oil wells like those in modern day Kuwait and Iraq. "On April 3, Rasid Ali had overthrown the pro-British Government in Iraq and asked for German help." (Cowley, ...

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... children were the ones that often went unrecorded. The beginnings of the starvation are said to be a "biometeorological phenomenon," however, the British reacted in a sociopolitical manner. Relief from the British government was slow and insignificant. The economic policies that existed were unhelpful and the British Parliament refused to make adjustments to provide for a national disaster. No free food was offered to ... steam power, water power, and Irish power." The Irish have also been credited with improving the growth, function, and power of urban machine politics. With their knowle...

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... India, but by contract the company governed it. The company's actions affected almost the entire world, and especially where they had their grip in the government. The British East India Company had its grip in many governments such as India, Burma, Singapore, Hong Kong, at some points China, and even ... people rebelled and many of the Indian people were killed. It was at this time, in 1874, that the company was dissolved and the government of India was the responsibility of the crown. The British East India Company was the largest economical and political enterprise that the world had...

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... to defend Belgium World War I had begun. Canada, a member of the British Empire, was now legally at war with Britain. The Canadian government was not consulted about going to war. Many Canadians were strong supporters of the British at this time and proudly went to war by choice. ... World Wars) 101700 Canadians were killed or missing. The loss of these lives is one that could never been replaced. Both wars cost the Canadian government 23 billion dollars, putting Canada into great debt. Also, the unity crisis created by conscription1 has been yet another damage to a country that ... wi...

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... had memories of the death and destruction that it had caused. This meant everyone was reluctant to get involved in another conflict. The British government also thought that the public was sympathetic to Germany's claims to The Treaty of Versailles as they thought they had been treated too harshly. ... As Britain was already in conflict with Japan in the Far East and Italy in the Mediterranean, they couldn't fight a war on another front, as their army wasn't strong enough and it ... would result in a greater loss of life. The British government also thought that Britain wasn't out of r...

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