Why Japan and Russia go to war in 1904-05 is a one of the most dispute topics in 20th century. ... Yamagata and some of his colleagues had clearly felt that it was parts of new Japan's destiny to express its strength in East Asia, and it will be remembered that as early as 1872 there were plans to invade Korea and early aggressive war to China in 1894, then followed by an expedition to Korea an China to open ports for Japanese trade as treaty statement. ... "The Russo Japanese War" World book Multimedia Encyclopedia, 1997 edition. 2 December 2000 invade Port Arthur, Manchuria and Korea....

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The United States and the Soviet Union became the two superpowers of the post - World War II era. ... The Cold War has brought around all the new kinds of weapons, propaganda and a permanent threat of use of the weapons of mass distraction, several so called, "proxy wars" took place, where the rivalry between capitalists and communists resulted in the real fights on the other states territories, when the US and the Soviet Union supported different sides in the Civil Wars, for example Berlin Crises, Korean War, Cuban missile crises, Vietnam and Afghanistan wars. ... Although, I personally wo...

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The Threat of a Nuclear War Many things relating to nuclear proliferation have changed since the collapse of the Soviet Union. ... Some would say that the threat of a nuclear war has gone down in today's post Soviet society. ... The threat of a nuclear war is greater now that the cold war is over because, more nations have nuclear warheads, the smuggling of nuclear materials is on the rise, and nuclear treaties are ineffective. ... Russia has sold many of its nuclear weapons to North Korea to help regain economic stability. (5) The worldwide proliferation of nuclear warheads has made ...

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Importance of War: It is undeniable that the Russo-Japanese War was hugely significant in Russian history as the defeat in this highlighted the key flaws in Tsar Nicholas II's leadership and invalidated its reputation as a global powerhouse. Reasons for Entering the War It initially entered the War over control of Mancuria and Korea as Russia wanted more power and land expansion. ... The Effects of War The more profound effect of the War was the shift in Russia's, and most importantly the Tsar's, reputation. ... Aside from this, many aspects of Russian life were affected ...

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Zhukov's first victory was the Battle of Khalkan-Gol, fought in July and August, 1939, near Nomonhan, Mongolia, as part of the undeclared war with Japan. In April 1939 the 23rd Division of the Kwantung Army moved to its new target, Outer Mongolia; with orders to cross into Nomonhan, a deserted and disputed sector on the Manchukuo-Korean-Mongolian border. ... The greatest air battles yet seen were taking place, with formations of 150-200 war planes deployed. ... The war had embarrassed Japan in many ways. ... The Battle of Stalingrad was the decisive World War II Soviet victory that s...

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Geopolitical challenges of China nowadays are directly connected with the perspective of becoming a superpower. That is why in order to investigate Chinese status it is necessary to elaborate on Chinese geopolitical environment its conditions and prospects. During centuries geopolitics of China was ...

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