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…developed out of the rivalry between Russia and Japan for dominance in Korea and Manchuria. In 1898, Russia had pressured China into granting it a lease for the strategically important port of Port Arthur in southern Manchuria. Russia thereby entered…

…An Explication of “Love Poem” My clumsiest dear, whose hands shipwreck vases, At whose quick touch all glasses chip and ring, Whose palms are bulls in china, burs in linen, And have no cunning with any soft thing Except all ill-at-ease…

…. The story is set in the culture of China in the early 1900s. The female role in this culture bears strong similarities to that of a slave. Women were essentially not supposed to have their own opinions, thoughts, or wants. Their main goal in life was to marry…

…The Decline and Fall of Rome The Roman Empire stood in great power for many decades. For an extensive period of time Rome was considered the center of civilization. For the empire was beautiful and attracted many invaders, the walls surrounding…

…territory in Europe to France, Belgium and Poland. Additionally it gave up its holdings in Shantung, China, to Japan. The treaty also restricted both manpower and equipment. Germany was not allowed to hold and train an Army or Navy. It did not allow the draft…

…INdia Company still running things, helped by British government Through 1700's and 1800's Inida becomes the major part of the British Empire The Jewel in the Crown Doctrine of Lapse - British could take control of any principality / state whose ruler…

…by Roosevelt and felt that they must act to protect the Empire. Gordon Prange in 'At Dawn We Slept' describes pre-attack events in detail. The description of these events note the mistakes made on each side. 1937 July The Japanese Army invaded North China from…

…) in 1935. Meanwhile, in the Far East, the Japanese, the only Asian industrial power, coveted the natural resources of China and Southeast Asia, but found their expansion blocked by European colonial powers or by the United States. Having seized Manchuria in 1931…

…accumulation was a driving force in the Greek system, as they soon found themselves reaching out to ever larger portions of the world establishing cities of trade. As empire extended once more, they picked up an ever increasing world of knowledge. Unlike other…

…as a means for propaganda; have accredited the Early Roman Empire period as an era of which has held and continues to hold a profound impact upon successive and modern-day artistic and architectural formations. The period of Roman society from Augustus…