Due to its geography, Europe never allowed one single powerful government. Decentralized government played important role in gearing Europe into the innovation. ... By looking at the situation in Japan during the Civil War era, it is evident that Japan had similar competitive environment. ... The decentralized governments were unable to control the market, thus the government cannot suppress specific economic developments. ... In Japan also, the decentralized government prospered the economic activity. ...

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This was the period known in Japanese history as the Meiji Restoration; after centuries of military governments which had followed a policy of enforced isolation from the outside world a revolution led to the re-establishment of imperial rule and the opening up of the country to overseas trade and technology. ... First, Fukuzawa used Europe as a standard that Japan should follow because he wanted Japan to truly become part of the civilized world of the West. ... Fukuzawa found there was a lack of independent spirit in Japanese political system: people just follow government's decisions; t...

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Offensive modernization in Japan was increased in 1868 as part of the Meiji Restoration. ... The most important step and process of the Meiji government was the process of sending their own ministers overseas to see the awesome power of change. By 1876, the Japanese eradicated the samurai class as well as the luxuries associated with it. ... The creation of a conscription based army led to Japan's new opposing force that led it to be one of the quickest growing superpowers. ... So with Russia's capability to imitate the west it developed ideas in technology and government that le...

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PEOPLE: FDR - President during WWII Truman - President who decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan Churchill - British Prime Minister Eisenhower - Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied troops in D-Day MacArthur - General who returns to Philippians - Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific Rommel - General in charge of Afrika Korps Hitler - poorly educated Austrian; joined German workers party, became leader, changed name to Nazi; became Dictator of Germany Mussolini - in Fascist Party; declared himself Dictator of Italy Tojo - Dictator of Japan Stalin - Dictator of USSR F...

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"We expect the markets to reflect the true value of currency - the way that currencies ought to be valued is based upon economic activity, a fiscal policy, monetary policy of the respective governments, the potential for growth, and the potential for long-term viability of economies that's how our respective currencies ought to be valued- (President Bush) Over the past two years the value of the American dollar relative to other currencies, such as the Japanese Yen and the Euro, has declined dramatically. ... "The American economy and profits sprinting ahead, while keeping the Euro ar...

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Hollywood had become a viable power of communication "one that certain members of the government had begun to fear. ... The surprise assault by Japanese warplanes destroyed dozens of ships, loaded with crew "all in all, over a thousand servicemen died that day. ... Hawaii served as America's midway point between the mainland and Japan, and although the Japanese attempted to wipe out much of those offenses in the Pearl Harbor attacks, the American naval fleet struck back with a vengeance. And in spite of the great victories against the Japanese in the Pacific, the war was tak...

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The European Union wasn't just committed to free trade; their members were working towards a greater cooperation in government policies, foreign affairs, justice, and even a European parliament. ... Countries like Japan stayed in isolation for many years and they isolated themselves greatly from the rest of the world. ... Japan decided to do this and in only in a short amount of time, they caught up to the rest of the world and they embraced anti-isolation and internationalism. ...

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In direct opposition to the conservatives were the liberal-minded governments, including Argentina, Brazil, and France. ... Japan will also contribute $60 billion to the International Monetary Fund, while China will contribute $43 billion. ... However, it ambiguously allows for governments to "take into account evolving economic conditions," which could allow Greece more flexibility to create its own plan. ... The members of the G-20 are the United States, the European Union, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, China, Canada, Argentina, South Korea, South Africa, Mexico, B...

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When he took office in 1862, he called that the government would rule without parliamentary consent, but he had the Prussian bureaucracy go right on collecting taxes, even though the parliament refused the bill. ... It stated that each state had its own government but the king was the leader of the confederation. ... These actions contrasted sharply with economic penetration of non-Western nations, such as Japan and China, which though they were open, they were politically independent. ... Eventually the conflict calmed down and there were mass political organizations and public participation ...

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This can be seen in the case of China against Japan, Algeria against France, and Vietnam against the French and the USA. ... Secondly, it stands for the ideal of self-government which is reflected in practice in a belief of constitutionalism and representation. ...

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Opposition to further trade liberalization from special interest groups and some governments will not erode the basic trend toward expansion of trade." ... Country GDP (as of 1/1/00) Military Spending as of (1/1/00) China $4.8 trillion $12.608 billion Mongolia 6.1 billion 20 million North Korea 22.6 billion 4.9 billion South Korea 625.7 billion 9.9 billion Japan 2.95 trillion 42.9 billion Taiwan 357 billion 8.042 billion East Asian Totals 8.761 trillion 78.37 billion Total EU 8.025 trillion 167.609 billion United States 9.255 trillion 276.6 billion As sho...

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Foot and Mouth Disease has become an issue of common awareness, seeping through every aspect of the media into every common household. Although the terminology itself is becoming a familiar phrase, the ramifications of this destructive disease are neither being presented nor explained to the genera...

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The shifting balance in power in Europe and the thought that all the countries believed they would benefit from war was key in the outbreak of war in 1914. World War One was a war intended to end all wars and as a consequence became a 'Total War'. A war that not only involved soldiers and a battlefi...

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The importance of securing natural energy resources is taking center stage in the European Union's (EU) future plans. Turkey, a candidate for a full membership to EU, is located close to 70% of the world's oil and gas reserves. Due to it's proximity to these important resources, Turkey is in a perfect position to host a large pipeline (Nabucco Gas Pipeline) that will carry gas from the Caspian Sea to the Middle East. This would give all the countries involved a necessary alternative to the Russian supply routes - and it would become the fourth most dynamic energy corridor for Eu...

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