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…of Japan Although Japan's position was hopeless by early 1945, an early end to the war was not in sight. The Japanese navy would not be able to come out in force again, but the bulk of the army was intact and was deployed in the home islands and China…

…fortune tellers used lodestones to construct their fortune telling boards. Magnetite was nicknamed lodestone and used by early navigators to locate the magnetic North Pole. Eventually someone noticed that the lodestones were better at pointing out real…

…The Black Death: Bubonic Plague In the early 1330s an outbreak of deadly bubonic plague occurred in China. Plague mainly affects rodents, but fleas can transmit the disease to people. Once people are infected, they infect others very rapidly. Plague…

…, geographical) enabled Portugal to take the early lead in exploration? Portugal had many advantages, which other European countries did not have, that lead to their early lead in exploration. Portugal's monarchy was highly in favor and supported…

…Many today believe that China is on its way to becoming one of the world’s top superpowers. Increased diplomatic talks with the United States and its recent admission into the World Trade Organization only emphasize its growing political and economic…

…Comparisons *The social systems in both were common and were dominated by warrior aristocracies * Women had legal and social disadvantages The early rulers of both empires encouraged the growth of trade In economy, the Safavids were more constricted, less…

…with America was a good idea as the US was very powerful whereas others thought that it was wrong to break ties with the Empire. On the 15th of February in 1942, Singapore fell and 15 000 Australians became prisoners of war. Even more terrifying, was that four…

…of Venice’s influence as a city-state coincided with the greatest extent of Mongol conquest. Ruled by Kublai Khan, the Mongol Empire stretched all the way from China to Russia and the Levant. The Mongols Polo 3 brought a measure of stability…

…is in a conspiracy with Great Britain against the Russian revolution. It cooperates with Japan and England in the interventions against China. United States imperialism supported Great Britain in her infamous Nanking policies, and it now supports…

…control over India. Unlike the Sepoy Rebellion, Hung Xiuquan used an army to advance through southern China to overthrow the Qing Empire. However, the farthest he ever got was to the southern capital of Nanking, where he established a theocratic military…