Japan was not one of them. ... Countries in Europe and North America were expected to follow all rules outlined in the Geneva Convention while Japan was free to treat their prisoners in whatever manner they saw fit. ... This cruelty spawned from the Japanese honour code. ... Conversely, the treatment of prisoners of war in North America was much more humane, more specifically in Canada. ... The death rate in Japanese camps compared to North American camps is almost double. ...

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The Korean War 1950-1953 was the first proxy conflict of the Cold War costing 5 million lives, 54,000 of which were American soldiers, yet it has often been described as America's, "forgotten war." ... However, the Korean conflict was particularly central to American policy and indeed world security as it outlined the American policy of containment from NSC 68, and demonstrated that America, to quote President Truman that America was committed to, "the cause for a just and peaceful world order through the United Nations.... " Furthermore, by acting in Korea this would be the f...

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Some Americans opposed providing aid to Stalin, they argued that Hitler was doing the US a favor by attacking the communists. ... He also gave permission to American warships to attack German U-Boats in self-defense. ... Japan Attacks the United States -In July 1941 U.S. cut off the trade to Japan dew to the fact that Japan invaded China -Hideki Tojo became the new prime mister of Japan -November 5 1941 Tojo went to D.C. for peace talks with the U.S. -December 6 1941 the president got a message that said Japan would turn down all peace proposals -December 7 1941 Japan attacked ...

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However, in America, the idea of a League was not very popular and Woodrow Wilson needed the approval of his Congress. The Republicans campaigned for America to be isolationist and it won. So, when the League opened for business in January 1920, the American chair was empty and it never joined. ... Only Japan voted against. ... They discussed economic sanctions but without America (Japan's main trading partner) they would be meaningless. ...

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Although the League of Nations ^was much of the work of President Woodrow Wilson , America never joined the League . ... Firstly , America had suffered civilian casualties in the war , and many citizens in the USA wanted to keep America out of European affairs . ... So although the League was actually formed partly by Woodrow Wilson , he still backed America joining it . By this time , America had had enough of wars and dealing with other countries problems . ... The Japan depression lead Japan to take over Manchuria ( part of China ) . ...

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The arms race between the United States of America and the Soviet Union (the Cold War), nearly lead to World War III. ... The nuclear bomb the United States dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan was a 12.5-kiloton atomic bomb, "an explosive blast equal to 12,500 tons of conventional high explosives (such as TNT) and caused high pressure waves, flying debris, extreme heat, and radioactive fallout." Examples of chemical weapons would include the nerve agent Sarin that was deployed by a religious cult in Japan in 1995 to kill and injure the general public, and mustard gas that was used durin...

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When America had created nuclear weapons, it was destined to win the war with Japan as well as to create leverage with Stalin. Truman hoped that Stalin's discovery of the American nuclear capability might stop Stalin from extending his communist expansion throughout Europe and influence Stalin to agree to America's plans. ... When they dropped the bomb on Japan in 1945, Soviets were not surprised as Stalin's spies had revealed long ago of its existence. ... America and Russia built up their stockpiles of nuclear weapons where power became dependent upon the ability to outspend e...

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It has good economic relations with Japan, the Unites States, and China mainly and is member of many international economic organizations such as: APEC, OECD(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), and WCO(World Commerce Organization). ... Korea was under rule of Japan at the end of the Second World War. After the successful landing of the USSR the United Stated emitted an order for Japan telling it to surrender the northern part of Korea from parallel 38 to the USSR ad the southern part to the Unites States. ... The United States immediately gained UN Security Council support ...

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When German, Japan, and Italy first began making territorial demands, the US and other Western Democracies appeased and ignored the dictators, wanting nothing more than to avoid war. ... In 1937, FDR tested American opinion by making his famous quarantine speech. ... The American people would have nothing of it, however. ... In the end, his course would bring the American people to war on the side of the allies. A war that all Americans eventually felt was just, and needed to be fought....

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The fall of the League of Nations highlights this; the rising powers of the United States and (in its earlier years) the Soviet Union were non-members, and the involvement of other powers such as Germany, Italy and Japan under-utilized. ... Although power is an extremely difficult intangible to measure, GDP is widely considered to be the most accurate yardstick, and in that respect, both Britain and France have fallen behind Germany (with a GDP of $1.5trillion) and Japan ($3 trillion). ... Another common proposal is to add Japan and Germany - two countries with super strong economies, and of s...

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At the Washington Conference in 1921, Britain, France, USA and Japan all agreed to limit the sizes of their navies. ... Other than supporting loans from America to Europe, the league did not do much itself to push this objective. ...

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They had requested much money from America to help defer war costs. ... The United States successfully made and dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan. ... There were required inspections of Russian plants by Americans. ...

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UN Shows True Colors- White In the past year the United Nations has made many controversial decisions, and many Americans are now saying, "Why do we belong to an organization that doesn't follow through with their convictions?" ... As the war in Iraq closes it has become apparent that many Iraqis have escaped over the border into Syria and are being harbored there.*** The Syrians have also been accused of letting agents into Iraq to help fight American forces. ... Other countries such as Japan, the second largest contributor, are complaining about what they pay in yearly dues bec...

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Hence, these are necessary to have high incomes.Nevertheless, 75 percent of the total stock and 60 percent of the flow of FDI (foreign direct investment) stayed in the most powerful regions e.g. in North America, European Economic Area and Japans. ...

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The depression lasted over a decade, with hundreds of thousands of Americans losing their jobs, businesses failing, and financial institutions collapsing. ... The principal goal of the expedition was to locate such a route and survey its potential as a waterway for American westward expansion. ... The vicious murder of President Kennedy had various effects on America and on the world. ... The American Football League postponed its games. ... Truman opposed Stalin's policy and moved to unite Europe under American leadership. ...

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NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) The destruction of two Japanese cities namely Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 at the hands of American Atomic bombs unveiled not only the enormous destructive capability of the nuclear devices but also the hazards and the holocausts which were in store for the humanity. ... Even when the Geneva Disarmament Conference began its work in 1965, the majority of the delegates were anxious to see the Americans and Russians sink their differences and put before the conference a joint proposal. ...

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Many Americans built bomb shelters where they would live during the inevitable nuclear exchange that would surely accompany World War III between the Soviet Union and the U.S. ... Through the early years of the cold war Americans believed that nuclear weapons were war fighting tools that were likely to be used in an international conflict involving both the US and the Soviet Union; however, nuclear weapons were not used on China during the Korean War for fear that the Soviet Union might retaliate with a nuclear weapons attack on the U.S. ... US Policy began to shift subtlety in 1990 to also ...

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Would it pay to speak Serbian and Magyar or Polish and Japanese? ... Hence, Spanish is taught in primary schools and secondary schools all over the world, most especially in The United States of America. ...

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The conference in Kyoto, Japan of December 1997 was also another essential step, yet the problem is still worse than ever. ... Latin Bloc: With many of the world's premier rainforests located in Central and South America, these nations want to prolong the life of their natural resources so that they can mature economically. ...

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Again, I agree with this statement, because here in America we spoil ourselves. ... Let's get serious, while people are starving around the world all you hear about is how the overweight rate in America is increasing. ... It is sad that with all the progress that women have made in America has been so slow to reach and influence other countries. The UNDP website stated that they are having conferences to make progress on this issue in Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Japan, Morocco, Slovenia, and New Zealand. ... In Portugal, lunch is like dinner in America, a three-course meal. ...

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Barnett seems to favor a more unilateral approach by the U.S. regarding the international system; he uses "America" and "U.S. ... Germany and Japan) there is a "core" state. ... With its anti-war/American attitude throughout the preparations for and eventual war in Iraq, the French came out as the good natured child who stuck up for the innocent child who was being held up for his lunch money by the big American bully. ...

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The "New League" Platform was criticized by all participating nations, the Americans and British wanted the new League to be a force to encourage change, the smaller states involved were antagonistic due to the minimal power they would receive, the French wanted more emphasis with regards to keeping Germany from regaining any type of military power. ... States could join and leave whenever it was convenient thus reducing the Leagues collective security and at one point 17 states withdrew their membership or were evicted some states included Germany, Japan, Italy and the Soviet Union. ... The U...

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One aim was to build up strong anti- Communist countries and it helped American industry by creating markets for American goods. How convenient for America. ... The Americans, the British and the French controlled West Germany and the Russians controlled East Germany. ... The Russians and their Communist ideals were ruffling the Americans and their capitalistic feathers. ... However the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, just two years after the war began, as well as the Axis powers declaring war two days after the attack, brought the US into World War II, something that analysts believe sealed ...

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Big powers like the USA, Japan, Russia, China and India, are obliged to handle East Asia delicately on matters of bilateral and multilateral relations considering that East Asia is "at the core of China's strategic zones" (Hickey & Guo, 2010 p. 57). ... The status of China as the 'world factory' made the Americans " relocate [their] domestic and labour-intensive industries" to China, which then develops a symbiotic relationship between Chinese and American economies (Uberoi, 2008 p. 124). ... Guo and Hickey (2010, p. 43) report that " China offers a...

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., Russia, China, Japan, North and South Korea; however the North wants to talk to the U. ... When considering who to work with in your caucus groups, follow a regional guideline (for example, Peru would work with other South American countries). ...

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