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…of influence in China and over territories in Africa, and the Eastern Question, created by the decline of the Ottoman Empire, had produced several disturbing controversies. Particularly unsettling was the policy of Germany. It embarked late but aggressively…

…to Australia and all the countries of South and Southeast Asia. It must be seen as part of a trust by Communist China between the India and Pacific Oceans. Furthermore, Menzies highlighted that Australia’s commitment was a direct response to the request of South…

…threat to Australia and all the countries of South and Southeast Asia. It must be seen as part of a trust by Communist China between the India and Pacific Oceans. Furthermore, Menzies highlighted that Australia's commitment was a direct response…

…down their enemy. Early in Darius’s reign he used his great standing army to secure his empires borders. He conquered new territories along the Indus River in the east and to the Caucasus Mountains in the northwest. By conquering the northwest Darius…

…. In the early Republic, the buildings developed by the military served solely a military purpose first. Roads as well were built with military needs as their priority. The army had come to contain a great number of highly skilled engineers and surveyors in the empire…

…was between Great Britain and China. Early in the 19th cent British merchants began smuggling opium into China in order to balance their purchases of tea for export to Britain. In 1839, China enforced its prohibitions on the importation of opium by destroying…

…and enabled her to exapnd her empire and become a major player in the world market. By 1840, over 200,000 men, women and children worked in the mines. Coal needed many workers in small seams without machinery so families moved into villages and towns in NE England…

…watch and cheer on (Chang, 30). China has violated treaties they have signed with Tibet and horrific international crimes are being committed on a daily basis. Countries will publicly condemn and take covert actions against China. But they fear if they take…

…. The Axis Power, Germany and Italy, made strides into Europe while Japan had military interests in East Asia. As the Japanese army marched into China and then into Vietnam, the United States grew increasingly uncomfortable. In retaliation, the United States…

…sprung from his unhappiness with society and the fall it had taken from what it had been. It had changed to an empire where values were ignored, and the past was just that, the past. He foresaw a proud China with values restored, and humility made once again…