Their distinctive culture and deep sense of separate identity, but stressed by their insular isolation and freedom from foreign invasion had helped to build an equally deep sense of national pride that keep Japan free of the taint of foreign pressures. ... The conflict was mainly fought because two separate countries had their own special interests in Far East countries like Korea, China, and Manchuria. ... Finally, The Russo-Japanese war ended with the peace treaty of Portsmouthin in 1905 by giving Japan Port Arthur and Dalny. ...

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Until the 20th century, countries frequently relied on military powers in order to attempt to conserve peace. ... In 1938, as the League of Nations fell apart the prime minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, used a new form of foreign policy in order to keep peace with Hitler. ... These examples show that even though hard and soft powers can exist separately and have been proven to work for some duration, they are only short-lived. ...

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Currently, there was a meeting between the Soviets, Britain, France and the United States on post-war peace. ... It is to act as a separate civilian service to stop the spread of Soviet Communism. ...

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In considering the influence of Lenin's leadership on the Bolshevik seizure of power and their subsequent retention of power, it is better to separate the two events. ... In wanting peace at any price, Trotsky acted in Lenin's stead to be the chief negotiator, delaying terms as long as possible in hope of revolution breaking out in Germany or Austria. ...

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Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was one of the most controversial self-declared saints or holy men in modern history. He lived in Russia from 1869 through 1916. "Rasputin was born in the Tyumen district of Siberia, far away from the glittering salons in the Imperial Capital of St. Petersburg" (Bob Achin...

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Therefore, the Bolsheviks sign a separate peace treaty with the Germans at Brest-Litovsk on very unfavourable terms, giving up 1/3 of the population and 1/3 of the productive lands of the Russian Empire - including the Baltic States, Finland and some territory of Ukraine. ...

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The Guns of August In her novel, The Guns of August, Barbara Tuchman reviews the strategic planning, misfortune, and pure luck that shaped the opening days of World War I. Most historians trace the origins of World War I to January 18, 1871. On that date, at the palace of Versailles#, diplomats...

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• Grade Level: High School