in their way. This mental warfare is described in document 3‚ where it is said that the Mongols would completely surround the city they were attacking in order to appear much larger in number that they actually were. While it is often said that history is told from the point of view of the victors‚ this does not pertain to the Mongols. Being
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the way Japan deals with military issues that affect the country is in a western manor of bureaucracy. The “Treaty of Portsmouth” marked the end of the Russo-Japanese War and is made to sound as if its a contract to say to Russia don’t mess with us or we will mess you up‚ and has an air of Nationalism in it. All of the documents in the group show that the west had slowly influenced just about every aspect of Japan. th th Japanese trade expanded in the 19 and early 20 centuries as in documents
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extending slavery into the territories‚ a possible split in the Whig and Democrat parties over slavery‚ the cession by Mexico of an enormous amount of land to the US‚ and a rush of settlers to new American territory in California 3. The Wilmot Proviso‚ if adopted‚ would have prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War 4. The debate over slavery in the Mexican Cession threatened to split national politics along North-South lines 5. In 1848‚ the Free Soil party platform advocated
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African American Soldiers During the Civil War: ------------------------------------------------- How did African Americans help fight on both sides during the Civil War? Word Count: 1866 ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Table of Contents……………………………………………..2 A. Plan of investigation……………………………………..3 B. Summary of Evidence………………………………...….3-5 C. Evaluation of Sources……………………………………5-6 D. Analysis…………………………………………………….6-8 E. Conclusion……………………………………………
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The migrations throughout history have had a significant impact on both the countries and the regions of the migrated. The migrations of the Hindus and Muslims between Pakistan and India and also the Africans to Americas‚ has caused influential change. The migrations both caused change yet‚ they were very unique from each other. The migrations between Pakistan and India were almost all voluntary. Ghandi‚ a forerunner for Indian independence‚ hoped the Muslims and Hindus could eventually unite
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1. Which of the following was NOT one of the early modern Islamic empires? Ottoman‚ Abbasid‚ Gujarat‚ Mughal‚ Safavid. * Abbasid and Gujarat. 2. How were the three Muslim early modern empires similar? The largest of the three empires‚ the Ottoman‚ stretched at its peak in the 17th century from north Africa to southern Russia‚ and from Hungary to the port of Aden on the southern end of the Red Sea. To the east in what is now Iran and Afghanistan‚ the Safavid dynasty arose to challenge the
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Between the period from 1880 to 1914‚ European powers went after overseas empires in Africa. The governments and political leaders of the European powers believed that this colonization of the African empires was necessary to maintain their global influence. A second group of people supposed that African colonization was the result of the greedy Capitalists who \only cared for new resources and markets. The third group of people claimed it to be their job to enlighten and educate the uncivilized
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Prescribed Subject 2: The emergence and development of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ 1946 to 1964 1. (a) According to Source A‚ Mao wanted to start a technological revolution in China for several reasons. Firstly‚ he believed that after the anti-feudal land reform‚ agricultural co-operativization‚ and the socialist reconstruction of private industries‚ commerce‚ and handicrafts‚ a technological revolution would be the logical next step. Confirming this state of mind is Mao’s quote
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Marbury v. Madison (1803‚ Marshall). The court established its role as the arbiter of the constitutionality of federal laws‚ the principle is known as judicial review Fletcher v. Peck (1810‚ Marshall). The decision stems from the Yazoo land cases‚ 1803‚ and upholds the sanctity of contracts. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819‚ Marshall). The Court ruled that states cannot tax the federal government‚ i.e. the Bank of the United States; the phrase "the power to tax is the power to destroy"; confirmed the
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C) required that banknotes be accepted in payment for public land. D) required that only gold and silver coinage be accepted in payment for public land. E) ordered the relocation of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma. 4) Between 1824 and 1840‚ voter participation in elections 4) ___C___ A) declined somewhat. B) increased slightly. C) increased dramatically. D) changed little. E) declined precipitously. **************************** 5) The major issues dominating politics in the 1820s and 1830s
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