Today we are going to be talking about the rise of militarism in 20th century Japan and also the Koda-ha and the Tosei-ha. ... Well we are going to start with the rise of militarism. ... During the 1930's it became an ideological weapon teaching Japanese that they were a superior country that had a right to expand and that its government was divinely lead by a descendent of the sun god. ... So the Tosei-ha ended up in control of the army and due to the rise of militarism in Japan during this period of time they also came to be in a high position of power within the Japanese Government. ...

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Not only does Thomas illustrate art in the modern world by writing a poem that recognizes human suffering, but also by characterizing the hunchback as an artist himself. ... In addition, once the sun sets he is able to transform himself from a figure of a derision and pity into a one of power and beauty - once again becoming an artist. ... He built the wings from feathers and wax, and before the two set off he warned Icarus not to fly too low lest his wings touch the waves and get wet, and not too high lest the sun melt the wax. But the young Icarus, overwhelmed by the thrill of flying, did ...

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For, with Hitler's rise to power there was a dramatic change in the foreign policy of Germany. ... Also without the rivalry there would have been little need to maintain peace. ... Militarism was something which was also evident in the run up to WWII. ... This depression led to great social misery, a factor in the rise of a great many fascist dictators, namely of Germany, Italy and Spain. ... Consequently, the hostility felt toward the peace settlement cane be scene as a factor in Hitler's rise to power, whose aggressive foreign policy led to war. ...

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The period of Early Modern Globalisation is discerned by trade arrangements such as the East India Company, the shift of dominance to Western Europe and the rise of new commodities, particularly the slave trade. The Columbian Exchange also significantly encouraged globalisation between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, including the distribution of newly introduced flora and fauna by Christopher Columbus in 1492. ... The slave trade also developed alongside early Colonial developments in the New World, and although it was an ancient institution found in a large percentage of the world&#x...

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His clothing was also like that of Sahib. ... These communal riots were such infectious that it did not even spare calm and serene village, "where the sun and moon arise silently and set silently, where paddy, wheat grow silently, where fruits and figs ripe silently and fall silently, where our children are born silently, grow and die silently," (193). The villagers of such silent village were also in fear of being killed by communal fanatics. ...

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