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…in getting information from Communist countries such as China. It's followers have divided into two main branches: Theravada and Mahayana. Theravada, the way of the elders, is dominant in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia. Mahayana…

…evidence that Iraq was indeed manufacturing Atomic Weapons or planning to use them on any other country (MSNBC News). China has nuclear weapons, are we going to invade China next? What about Pakistan, The United Kingdom, the illegitimate Republic of France…

…as Burma), and Laos, where Theravada has been dominant; Mahayana has had its greatest impact in China, Japan, Taiwan, Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as in India. The number of Buddhists worldwide has been estimated at between 150 and 300…

…U.S. History - World War II 1922 -Mussolini becomes dictator of Italy- Mussolini founded fascism and ruled Italy for almost 21 years, most of the time as a dictator. He dreamed of building Italy into a great empire, but he led his nation to defeat…

…on the southernmost island of Japan. The culture of Japan has changed many times from its earlier years. Until the last century, the main influences on Japanese art came from China and Korea, but a distinct Japanese aesthetic was present from early…

…to China, from Russia to Zanzibar, with his years as legal adviser to the Sultan of Delhi the crowning achievement of his career. His account of his journeys was written in old age entirely from memory. Almost all that is known about Ibn Battuta's life…

…unlimited commercial markets in China, the United States first had to defeat the Filipinos' poorly armed but popular army and abolish their newly established republic. The war that accomplished this feat officially lasted from February 1899 to July 1902…

…the Japanese living on the west coast of the United States were sent to internment camps because all were suspected of being potential spies for the Empire of Japan which by now was United States’ enemy. As for the Chinese, World War II improved their situation…

…of an empire & the start of a revolution. Falling leaves, with its endearing cover photo, touching chapter titles & sprinkling of Chinese language characters, is about her family in the French Concession of Shanghai; about her Buddhist grandfather's generation…

…of employees, vicious company policies, and complete disregard for the law are only a few of the reasons one should boycott Wal-Mart. Of the ten richest people in the world, five are Waltons-the ruling family of the Wal-Mart Empire. In fact, according to London's…