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- 501: Japanese Americans During WWII
- ... the many Japanese Americans. Early U.S. History In Dealing With The Japanese In 1785 the first American ship, Empress of China, made the long voyage to China. This vessel carried all sorts of beautiful Asian treasures. These treasures brought enormous profits when sold in America. The American consumer could not get enough of these treasures. However, there was only one problem the Chinese Government did not trust outsiders. They only ... This once a year trip would not be enough for the American consumer. Another problem with dealing with Asia was that of shipwrecked sailors. Any sailor that was unlucky enough to wash up on an Asian shore was severely mistreated. This need for Chinese goods, and the fact that U.S. sailors were being mistreated allowed the U.S. to get its foot in the door and force the Asians to ...
- 502: French Revolution
- ... Forms of government, morals, ideologies, and social development were greatly affected by it in all Europe and even in U.S. The beginning of the Frence Revolution in generally dated from June, 1789. But the crisis in political and economic affairs in France in that period was so great that social unrest, rioting, a and rebellion were common for two years before. The end of the revolutionary perios was marked by ... The only soulution was to tax the privileged classes. But they were jealoous of their privileged posistion. Altought they were not completely unwilling to contribute some additional taxes, they never understood how grave the economis crisis was. They say the crises as only some form of financial corruption that could be explained away by firing the king's finace ministers. The libiral ideas of the French Enlightenment had been absorbed by ...
- 503: Who Didn't Kill JFK?
- ... of war, but Kennedy made a deal promising never to invade Cuba again if Khrushchev removed all of the nuclear missiles. An agreement was reached and Kennedy was praised by the media for handling the crisis well. (Netzley pg18) The CIA again was furious with the way Kennedy handled the Cuban missile crisis. Kennedy discovered that the CIA had ignored his direct order to stop all plots against Castro, he sent FBI and local law enforcement agencies to break up the exile training camps. (Groden, pg2) The Agency ...
- 504: Immigrants In 17th Century United States
- Immigrants In 17th Century United States My essay is a nation of immigrants in the United States which is about German, Irish, Jewish immigrants in the 1800’s or early 1900’s. I’m a Asian so I know about Asian immigration. But I didn’t know about Europe immigration very well. So I chose it among many topics. I know that I will find about aspect of immigration important and I will fall into interest ...
- 505: The French Revolution
- ... Louis XVI came into power, he realized that these problems existed. At first he did not know what to do, until he found a man by the name of Robert Turgot. He eased the financial crisis of France, but he had difficulties when he tried to introduce a major reform, that of taxing the nobles. He had such difficulties because the king could not tax the nobles unless the Parliament approved ... The Estates General was the place where representatives from each social class could be represented. Here, many issues would be discussed, and at this time in French history, it would be centered around the economic crisis. When the Estates General met in 1789, the deputies, or representatives, from the Third Estate demanded that the three estates meet together, with each deputy having an equal vote. That way, the First and Second ...
- 506: Arab-Israeli Wars
- ... which was used by Arab guerrillas for raids into southern Israel. Egypt's blockade of Israeli shipping in the Suez Canal and Gulf of Aqaba intensified the hostilities. These escalating tensions converged with the SUEZ CRISIS caused by the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egyptian president Gamal NASSER. Great Britain and France strenuously objected to Nasser's policies, and a joint military campaign was planned against Egypt with the understanding ... of Aqaba would be closed again to Israeli shipping. At the end of May, Egypt and Jordan signed a new defense pact placing Jordan's armed forces under Egyptian command. Efforts to de-escalate the crisis were of no avail. Israeli and Egyptian leaders visited the United States, but President Lyndon Johnson's attempts to persuade Western powers to guarantee free passage through the Gulf failed. Believing that war was inevitable ...
- 507: World War II
- ... began with a few events that set the stage for the entire thing. Things continued to get worse, until finally, the seemingly inevitable happened. There were several events that set the stage for the upcoming crisis. In Europe, Germany specifically, Adolf Hitler had gained control. Hitler was the head of the Nazi party, a Fascist political group. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Japan had invaded Manchuria, a province ... hand, was not as concerned. For example, Roosevelt could have eased European tensions somewhat by wiping out allied war debts. Congress, however, would not go along with such a thing. As time went by, the crisis in Europe continued to deepen. Hitler had started to become more aggressive. In 1938, Germany invaded Austria, and annexed it two days later. Later, Germany set its sights on Czechoslovakia. Hitler called Czechoslovakia's president ...
- 508: Africa 2
- ... included, the percentage is even smaller. (These black homelands have been granted independence by South Africa but are not recognized by any other country.) Nevertheless, the whites continue to maintain control over the African and Asian people in South Africa. Racial segregation has been an official government policy, but starting in 1990 many legal pillars of apartheid were toppled. Securing racial equality in South Africa has been a major aim of ... expenditures. The people, too, realize the importance of education in attaining better jobs and higher social status. Schools and colleges across the continent are crowded with students. Thousands of Africans also are enrolled in European, Asian, and North American colleges and universities. Most African governments support these overseas students. Even though literacy is still at a low level by Western standards, modern communications media such as television and, especially, radio have ...
- 509: US Intervention In Haiti
- ... is that of opposing interests and competing visions of the uses of the state and the meaning of nationhood. The roles of this history and the class structure are at the roots of the current crisis in Haiti. In August, 1791, the slaves of the French colony of Saint-Domingue revolted against their enslavers and after twelve bloody years of war they created the world's first black republic. This was ... the United Nations and its Implications for United Kingdom Policy' 3rd Report of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.vol.1, London: HMSO, June 1993. 2. Ramesh Thaker and C.A. Thayer (ed) A Crisis of Expectations, Boulder: Westview, 1995, p.46. 3. Robert Debs Heinl Jr. and Nancy Gordon Heinl Written in Blood. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1978.,p.6. 4. Michel-Rolph Trouillot 'Haiti's Nightmare and the Lessons ...
- 510: Ben Franklin
- ... Stevenson. Their letters reveal his gifts for lively friendship, for brilliant letter writing, and for humane understanding. At home from 1762 to 1764, Franklin traveled throughout the colonies, reorganizing the American postal system (#2). The crisis caused by the Stamp Act (1765) launched Franklin into a new role as chief defender of American rights in Britain. At first he advised obedience to the act until it could be withdrawn, but news ... Stevenson. Their letters reveal his gifts for lively friendship, for brilliant letter writing, and for humane understanding. At home from 1762 to 1764, Franklin traveled throughout the colonies, reorganizing the American postal system (#2). The crisis caused by the Stamp Act (1765) launched Franklin into a new role as chief defender of American rights in Britain. At first he advised obedience to the act until it could be withdrawn, but news ...
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