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- 1021: Japan: Changes
- ... Economically, Japan has changed since 1945. Militarily, Japan has changed a great deal. In the past, Japan's military was feared by countries around the world. They had conquered the country with the most people (China) and the country with the most land (Russia). They had a perfect record of winning every war they were ever in. After the U.S. defeated Japan in 1945, they renounced the right to have ...
- 1022: France
- ... must meet certain requirements. When a wine is awarded the label Appelation d Prigine Controlee or AOC, this means it is of guaranteed high quality. The traditional goods for which France is renowned include fine china, wine, perfume, and textiles. France now has some very successful firms producing cars, electronics, tires and chemicals. Oil refining is one of the most important industries, since France not only produces its own oil ...
- 1023: Saudi Arabia
- ... the Arabian heartland in the seventh century A.D. further strengthened the region's cultural heritage. Within a century, Islam spread west to the Atlantic Ocean and as far east as the Indian subcontinent and China. With Makkah as its core, the Islamic world witnessed a flowering of culture, the sciences and the arts unparalleled in human history. Every year for the past fourteen centuries, Muslim pilgrims from around the world ...
- 1024: Lebanon
- ... the country is less a nation than a collection of fuedal- like baronies based on religious lines. Each religious community has its own leaders and its own fighting force, or militia. It is reminiscent of China during the early years of the twentieth century, when that nation had a weak central goverment and was ruled by various warlords scattered throughout the country, each seeking political and economic dominance. The Moslems, who ...
- 1025: The Chinese Culture
- ... as a strong believe in ghosts and goblins as our ancestors did. Bibliography Birch, Cyril. Chinese Myths And Fantasies. Great Britain: London, 1992. Fei, Charles. Strange Creatures. New York, 1990 Ke, Yuan. Dragons And Dynasties. China: Beijing, 1993 *Chinese Myths.* Grolier Encyclopaedia, 12th ed. 1996.
- 1026: Pakistan
- ... get postings, transfers, and promotions they want. Corruption is so prominent in Pakistan that it was recently listed by Transparency International, an international watch group, as the third most corrupt nation in the world after China and Taiwan. (Year Book 2464) However, not everyone can seek favors and some receive worse. Political opponents of Bhutto will often be jail or exiled. In March of 1996, forty army officers and civilians were ...
- 1027: Korea
- ... are about 20 million people in the North and around 40 in the South. The divided country has been in a state of civil war for the past 46 years. The peninsula is surrounded by China, Russia, and Japan. The United States has kept troops in South Korea throughout that time period. . Both countries have received massive support from the super powers. The North is communistic and the South is capitalistic ...
- 1028: Guyana
- ... Nations and they became a member of the Caribbean Free Trade Area. In February 1970, Guyana was proclaimed a republic under the new president Arthur Chung. In the 1970's, diplomatic relations were gained with China. By 1976 the country aimed for a self sufficiency in agriculture. In 1974, the government gained control of all foreign trade. In anticipation of a new constitution, the National Assembly extended the five year limit ...
- 1029: Japan
- Japan Geographical Setting Japan is an island country in the North Pacific Ocean. It lies off the northeast coast of mainland Asia and faces Russia,Korea, and China. Four large islands and thousands of smaller ones make up Japan. The four major islands- Hokkaido,Honshu,Kyushu and Shikoku form a curve that extends for about 1,900 kilometres. Topography Japan is a land ...
- 1030: History of the Marshall Islands
- ... America, and Mexico. For the most part Micronesia was under loose Spanish control for 300 years. During those 300 years in 1788 Captain John Marshall named the Marshall Islands. He was sailing between Australia and China on the boat the Scarborough and sailed through the islands. Even though many Europeans had been in the Marshalls previously he has been said to be one of the first people to "discover" the islands ...
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