Then, three historic "accidents" had come to Japan's aid. ... Those were indeed the salad days fro the Japanese auto industry. ... By limiting the supply of cars from Japan, the export restraints raised the prices of Japanese cars. ... After all, a tariff would have done as much good for American manufacturers and done consumers no more harm, while also raising government revenues. ... More importantly, this Japanese auto manufacturing presence in the U.S. has almost surely made it impossible to exclude Japanese cars during future recessions. ...

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Although Jeanne's family had some typical Japanese traditions, none of the children spoke any Japanese. ... Prior to being sent to actual camps, Japanese Americans were forced to live in specific communities which were chosen by the U.S. government. ... The Wakatsuki's and other Japanese Americans had now become a threat to the nation in the minds of the government. ... The U.S. government and voice of mainstream white America had taken away Jeanne's normal American life in a matter of days. ... Her father was taken to prison on charges based solely on racist accusations from th...

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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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Those countries had non-democratic governments, they were rearming, and they were not being peaceful. ... By now, Japan had attacked Manchuria, China and many islands surrounding Japan. ... The US was right; Japan planned to attack America. ... The Japanese were very cruel to the people in the places the Japanese attacked. ... He means that other forms of government and Nazism could not stand togethe...

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Argue your case with particular reference Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and USA. ... Governments that failed to fight the depression caused domestic politics to become chaotic. ... Similar discontent towards the Japanese government grew with riots occurring as well as the popularity of the Communist party growing. ... In Japan the silk industry was especially hard hit. One third of Japan's export earnings came from the silk industry. ...

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This gives the government the ability to tap phones and to detain people for almost no reason at all. ... In the 1940s, for example, Congress wanted to keep America safe from Japan. ... (Something very similar to what President Bush and Sec. of State Ashcroft are doing) This executive order basically forced all American citizens of Japanese heritage to temporarily move to "relocation camps". ... Granted, I realize it would be a waste of the government's time and money to listen to me talk about what my grade was on my last test, and I also acknowledge that the government isn't going ...

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Japanese and Chinese came to America because they wanted to, because they were searching for a better life. ... The Japanese-Americans were compensated by the U.S. Government. ... The Australian government compensated the Aborigines. Korean women forced into prostitution by Japan were also compensated. ...

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Since about the creation of there governments, Kings and Queens have been getting there heads chopped of. ... For instance, Japan has just as much as our country if not more. Almost all violent video games are created by companies originating in Japan. ... Nearly all violent movies that are watched by American children can also be seen in Japan. ... But Japan has less than 40 homicides from guns a year and Canada has less than 160. ...

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The American government compensated only the immediate families of Japanese Americans who served in internment camps during World War II with money and recognition of suffering. ... In order to pay back African American descendants of slaves, the government would have to shell out between 1.6 and 777 trillion dollars to satisfy those in favor of slavery reparations. ... During the same time period, the United States was faced with compensating the immediate families of the 120,000 Japanese Americans that were put in internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. ... If the government does...

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It also helps to open our eyes to the mistakes, and how our government can question itself over some of the issues we were fighting for. ... Another thing that really was amazing to me, is that the government tried to tell them that these camps were for their own protection, yet they were surrounded by barbed wire, and guard towers. ... Here is America, fighting a war in Europe, against a German government who has put Jews, and other minorities into similar camps. ... The government divided families, removed them from their homes and lives, and forced them to enter these camps so that we c...

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One negative consequence was the creation of Japanese internment camps. Since the Japanese were the one's responsible for the bombing of Pearl Harbor and were one of the allie's enemies, Japanese living in America were prejudged. The government accused many American-Asians of spying and conspiring with Japan. ... The government translated them to private communities, which were distanced from American civilization. ... Although there was n direct violence, it was still traumatizing to be "kidnapped" by the government, as most Japanese-Americans were. ...

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History class, and recall prior knowledge of the Japanese-American internment camps, my fears for my family and myself grow, and I must raise certain questions with my society. ... It would not be fair to accuse the government of a second coming, but my paranoia is certainly justified. ... More recently, is the issue of Japanese internment camps after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. ... Government to order over 100,000 Japanese-Americans to move to the West Coast, to live in barracks complexes called internment camps. ... I have no resent for my American upbringing, government or cult...

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In an attempt to suppress Japan, Roosevelt ordered oil supplies to Japan to be cut off. ... This forces the US government to conduct a recruitment exercise. With such a high demand for servicemen, the US government had to siphon them from the members of the community to make up civil soldiers. ... Japan thought of a strategy to down America. ... Japan incurred the major loss until she had the Japanese army and the Kamikaze as their only defence. ...

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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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On December 7, 1941, the Japanese led their first attack on American soil by bombing the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ... Despite this, he still faced criticism for increased government spending and unbalanced budgets. ... Following this, General Tojo Hideki became Japan's leader in mid-October of that same year. ... The first wave of the Japanese fleet had left behind only 6 aircraft carriers. ... When Saddam made it publicly clear that he was not going to leave, Bush immediately ordered the invasion of Iraq, called Operation Iraqi freedom, to look for nuclear weapons and to stabi...

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Ranging from th e times of the Chinese in California to the migration of Japanese and Korean workers on the sugar plantations in Hawaii, all faced various forms of racism and dealt with individual problems in their own fashions. ... Through their unyielding persistence to strive for a better life and despite the government and the odds that were against them, they continued to be strong. ... Soon the people who were against the Chinese persuaded the executive branch of the federal government to change the Burlingame Treaty, which allowed America to "regulate, limit or suspend" but not "prohi...

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Now, ancestors of slaves are demanding reparations in the form of money in order to heal their wounds that were opened up by the acts of the U.S. government and slave owners. ... According to Jeff Jacoby's article, "Ideas run the gamut from a government check for each Black family to free college tuition for needy Black students;" (About.com). ... Government has had to deal with is that in the case of Japanese-Americans interred in camps in the U.S. during WWII. In 1988, the U.S. issued an apology and paid $20,000 to each Japanese-American who was taken from his/her home and held in in...

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To understand this we must look at both the people and government's point of view. ... American military Aviation in 1938 was able to produce only 1,800, 300 less than Germany, and 1,400 less than Japan. ... After all let us not forget that the American government is there for the people and that meant that the people's view did play a major role in the declaration of the Neutrality. ... Japan relied on fuel oil and scrap iron until 1941. ... This also led Japan to confront the United States in 1941. ...

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An American Icon "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." ... My parents are first generation immigrants from Japan, and I do not have any ancestral background coming from the US. ... In Japan, Jeans are immediately recognized as the American icon of "The wild, untamed land of the West." This is partly because Japan has long since been tamed by humankind, ...

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From China, tattooing spread to Japan. In Japan they also used tattoos to mark criminals using a Chinese character that meant dog (midre). ... In reaction to the harsh laws of the Tokugawa government that only allowed royalty to wear embroidered clothing caused the poor to flaunt full body tattoo suits (Priory). From Japan, tattoos spread to the Philippines and Pacific Islands. ... In addition, the Aniu are noted for introducing tattooing to Japan and many other cultures (Midre). ...

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In the 1940's, discrimination was passed on to a new race - Japanese Americans. ... The discrimination they experienced happened in the more extreme form of segregation by the government. In 1942, Roosevelt passed an order which led to an estimated 110,000 Japanese Americans on the west coast to be arrested and placed in camps. This was all due to the mistrust for the Japanese after the attacks by their suicide bombers. ... You may think that elaborate mechanism of government are your security- it is nothing at all." ...

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Another great aggression of weaker states was that of Germany, Italy and Japan, which led to the Second World War. ... Superpowers usually impose themselves on the citizens of the weaker country in such a way that they control everything from the government structure to the different policies so that they can gain to benefit from these things. ...

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" This essay shall evaluate how significant the American government perceived the Korean War to be to global security by analysing key documents from the early war period such as daily summaries in addition to key speeches and NSC 68 and 48/2.Also, differing historians interpretations shall be included to create a coherent and all inclusive answer to the significance of the conflict in the U.S. ... " Furthermore, by acting in Korea this would be the first steps to establishing the critically important network of allied states (such as Japan and South Korea) that would sit alongsid...

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Descendants of American Slaves have the Right to Governmental Reparations For those who don't know, reparation is the act of repaying for an unnecessary act or wrongdoing. ... By giving reparations to the families of slaves, the government stands to gain a stronger relationship and unity within its boundaries. ... After 50 years of similar denial, Japan finally apologized for its wartime atrocities Speaking of the Japanese, the USA has apologized and given restitution to Japanese Americans for internment during the Second World War. ...

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South Korea and Japan are good model for successful democratic countries that other countries can follow. ... So it will be good for non-democratic Asian countries to convert their governmental system to democracy. ... In democratic society like South Korean, before making an important decision, government hears lots of opinion from citizens and all decision is made by representatives of citizen. ... It is not a perfect system of government. ... But, as we can see much strength for citizen and government in democracy, and many countries are showing positive example of democratic counties, I ...

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