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- 881: Titanic
- ... that they remained in their staterooms to dress for dinner. By 1:30 A.M. panic has begun among some of the passengers. In the tomb that was once a ship, all that remain are China teacups and brass latches, porcelain toilets, and perhaps teeth - nearby all else has been devoured: wooden decks, the rich Victorian woodwork, human beings and their clothing - all except for shoes protected from scavengers by their ...
- 882: The Taiwanese Development Model Since 1960
- ... a developmentalist power, Japan to which is had close ties even after 1950. Second, Taiwan was the recipient of financial aid during its critical early years because of a inter-core competition for hegemony between China and the United States. Third, Taiwan benefited by having a implacable foe with a very different vision of development. Fourth, Taiwan was given breathing space following 1949, this enabled Taiwan to revive production and consolidate ...
- 883: The Battle of Midway in the Pacific
- ... by the United States in August 1867. Between 1903 and 1940, it served both as a cable station on the Honolulu GuamManila underwater telegraph line and as an airport for the Pan American Airways China Clipper (Miracle 5). In March 1940, after a report on U.S. Navy Pacific bases declared Midway second only to Pearl Harbor in importance, construction of a formal naval air station began. Midway Naval Air ...
- 884: The Atomic Bomb
- ... the bomb on Japan. The Soviet Union had already taken Poland and many other countries during the war. The Soviets were helping the Chinese with the war against Japan and later would get railroads in China and Manchuria when Japan completely surrendered, as stated in document D. As said in document E, the Americans did not want the Russians to get involved in the war against Japan. The most obvious reasons ...
- 885: World Wars of the 20th Century
- ... More combatants were mobilized for World War II than at any previous time. For the major belligerents the total number of fighting men in all services was: Australia, 1,000,000; Canada, 1,041,080; China, 17,250,521; Germany, 20,000,000; Great Britain, 5,896,000; Italy, 3,100,000; Japan, 9,700,000; the Soviet Union (army only), 12,000,000; the United States, 11,000,000; and ...
- 886: Causes and Results of the Crusades
- ... merchants in the Mediterranean. The Italians were involved in trades to Western Europe and made a good profit. It also provoked Spain and Portugal on the Atlantic coast to find trade routes to India and China. Although the Crusades did not fulfill its purpose, it did open up the trading system from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.
- 887: Bombing of Dresdon
- ... activity, and it was a target only once before in a small raid by the US Air Force in October of 1944. It was a city that was also known for its production of fine China, and its glorious museums (Dear 311). The city was not at all suspected to be a target for attack because of the population influx that had occurred in result of refugees running from allied forces ...
- 888: History of the World
- ... The valleys were (1) the Tigris- Euphrates Valley in the Middle East, (2) the Nile Valley in Egypt, (3) the Indus Valley in what is now Pakistan, and (4) the Huang He Valley in northern China. While civilization was developing in the four valleys, people in most other parts of the world were still following their old ways of life. Little cultural progress was being made in such regions as northern ...
- 889: World War II
- ... 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 in China. The United States declared its disapproval in the Stimpson Doctrine, which stated that it would not recognize any territorial gain made by force. Lastly, Japan had left the League of Nations, and began building up ...
- 890: Spanish Conquistadors: Heroes or Murderers
- ... desolate mountains in Mexico in order to preserve the Indian way of life. The majority of the American inhabitants also lost something that would never be restored, their respect for nature. While Spain, Portugal, Northern China, and other countries were taking from nature without remorse, the American Indians respected nature so much that their way of life was altered to preserve the environment that they had. The Indians gave back what ...
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