The interwar period (1919-1939) is crucial in the history of India as it is an important part of the jigsaw puzzle in understanding the contemporary political structure and the formation in Modern India and Pakistan. This period as a whole is very sensitive as huge changes and restructuring were taking place all over the world after the drastic world war. Since the world I war was mostly fought between colonies and as the World War I came to end, many or simply most of the colonies which due to
The interwar period from 1919-1939 is an important time because it set the course for how many countries viewed the future of warfare. Throughout this period, every country took the time to study lessons from WWI, but few did it as well as Germany. While Germany found itself on the losing end of WWI, it took full advantage of the interwar period studying history and creating change to prepare its military for future war. Innovation is essential during the interwar period, because with it came
In the latter half of the twentieth century, several social scientists engaged in the debate on Japanese miraculous growth. Some of them, for example, Chalmers Johnson, argued that the miracle was a result of a development state that was guided by competent bureaucratic officers. This essay aims to investigate the formation of a modern state in Japan during the end of Tokugawa bakufu to the outset of the Second World War. The investigation based on Andrew Gordon’s “A Modern History of Japan” (2002)
Part 1 Recently there was a crisis in the world of healthcare: a highly fatal virus of Ebola broke out. Indeed, it is generally limited to a certain part of Africa, but there were account that people with this virus were spotted in the United State, Europe and other countries. Since the fatality rate is around ninety percent, it should have been contained extremely quickly. In order to do that, some of the people who contracted the virus were offered experimental medicine that showed great results
The True Value of a Man They say a man is only as great as his ability to communicate his ideas. If this is true, then Gen Watanabe is a very great man. Gen is the most intriguing character in Be Canto by Ann Patchett due to his leadership, ability communicate, and social nature. In the beginning scenes of the book, the guests have all gathered at the President’s mansion. At first glance, Gen would seem like a timid son constantly at Mr. Hosakawa’s side and although many people were in attendance
Tokugawa Shogunate, also called Edo period was a structure of Japanese society which existed in Japan between 1603 and 1868. The Tokugawa Shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and was a hereditary title. (Wikipedia, 15/11/2014) It divided society into seven different classes; the warriors (Shi), the peasants (No), artisans (Ko), merchants (Sho), outcasts (Eta), non-people (Hinin) and the Emperor (Tulloh, 2012). It achieved the longest period of peace for almost 250 years. Out of the seven
The first female historical figure in prehistoric Japan was Himiko, or Pimiku by the Chinese, who was recorded to exist in the second century CE also placed in the Yayoi period. Her existence was documented in the History of the Kingdom of Wei by Wei Zhi in 297 CE. It is said that in that time, Japan was not unified; instead, there were many chiefdoms that were warring with each other. However the internal strife ended when Queen Himiko united the nation under her rule. It is said that the queen
Poverty & Childhood Development in the United States Poverty is one of the nation’s leading social issues which continues to affect all aspects of family life, especially child development. The dictionary defines poverty as “the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor”. On the other hand, Child development refers to the ordered development of dependent sensory motor skills, cognitive-language, and social-emotional functioning which depend
During the beginning of the Edo period (1603-1867), in Japan was ruled by strict customs and regulations intended to promote stability and peace. The Edo period was also known as the Tokugawa period because it was when the Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate. The Tokugawa period has brought two hundred and fifty years of stability in Japan. This period was characterized by economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policies, a stable population, peace, and
The Tokugawa Shogunate era, also known as the Edo period brought a time of peace that provided benefits such as economically and socially in Japan. The era began after a ruler by the name of Tokugawa Ieyasu who took out a coalition of daimyo defenders of the heir and proceeded with building his own government. The progression of peace brought by the Tokugawa Shogunate led to growth socially and economically. Peaceful times increased the population from about 30 million people by 1800 and as a result