Introduction American financial sector grew and expanded into an international financial center during 1970s . ... All foreign banks and financial institutions are treated equally in America. ... Japan, which was not even in the top twenty leading trading nations in 1900, now ranks third. ... The United States, Germany, and Japan were responsible for 30 percent of the world's international trade in 1999. ... American goods had to be shipped only on British ships, and British goods had to be purchased by Americans. ...

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In the book, The Paradox of American Power, Joseph Nye, discusses American power and influence from a global level of analysis. Moreover, Nye explains America's challenges as a major player in an ever-changing world. ... Also Japan has an innovative government, which will not allow the country to grow stale or stagnant. All this said, Japan will never equal the manpower or geographical advantages of the United States. ... Nye expresses a decline in confidence of government among American citizens. ...

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On December 7, 1941 the Japanese bombed the American Naval base in Pearl Harbor. After that President Roosevelt asked the Congress to declare war on Japan. ... Soon after the Americans joined the Allies in World War Two President Roosevelt meet with his chiefs of staff and they decided they would attack Germany before they would go after Japan. The Allies thought that Germany posed a much bigger threat on the Allies than Japan. The Japanese would also be weak without the help of the Nazi's. ...

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America is known as the land of opportunities. Thus, people from different parts of the world flee to America for that reason. ... So, for that reason America cannot be considered a nation. ... When the United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor, the United States forced the Japanese-Americans into internment camps just because they looked like the enemy. ... In conclusion, America can be anything but considered a nation. ...

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During the late eighteenth century and early to mid nineteenth century, there was a mass exodus of people from Europe, China, Japan, Canada and the West Indies moving into the United States. ... There was a great deal of variation in the immigrants that traveled to the America, some were single young males, single young females, others husbands and in very rare cases an entire family would travel together (Each from a different country and background). ... In several cases, the father ended up remarrying in America and establishing a new family. ...

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While Japan was saving over 30% of its income and Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom were saving over 20% of their income the United Stated was saving only 15 % of our income. ... The 1980's saw the emerging of the Pacific Rim Nations; Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand all as potent present productive forces. ... Improved economic conditions in Eastern Europe and in Asia, Latin America, and Africa will mean opportunities for U.S. businesses selling and investing abroad. ...

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His Italian and Japanese partners also made mistakes. ... Japan brought the United states into the conflict, on December 7th of that same year, by attacking Hawaii (Pearl Harbor) the Philippines and other American possessions in the Pacific. ... The Allies had already won the war in the air at the cost of thousands of British and American lives. ... So decisive was this victory that commander of the American air forces, General H. ... Arnold compared it to the Battle of Gettysburg for its importance in American history. ...

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The phytophora infestans were carried in on ships from Europe and America. ... Several American groups contributed huge amounts of money, food, and clothing for relief purposes, but little, if any, reached the starving peasants of Ireland. ... In 1851, two hundred fifty thousand Irishmen boarded ships headed for America. ... Much of the workingmen who built the foundation for industrialization were African Americans, Asian Americans, and as well as Irish Americans. ...

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