FIRST WORLD WAR AND JAPAN Before the outbreak of the First World War, Japan had established control on several countries including Korea and Sothern Manchuria. She had also attained a lot of economic property. The tendency of capitalism was increasing in Japan and she was planning to establish her economic empire in China. The First […]
Read More »CONTRIBUTION OF JAPAN IN THE SUPPRESSION OF BOXER REBELLION A reformative rebellion known as Boxer revolt also broke out in China. The young emperor led this movement with the support of militant party to save the country from western influence and supremacy. This militant party was also known as Boxer. They made an invasion on […]
Read More »The tradition of militarism in Japan was quite ancient. The system of allotment of fief to the officer and civil servants was prevalent in Japan for their maintenance. As a result feudalism emerged in Japan whose chief job was military service. In the 12th century during the regime of Yoritoma, era of powerful lords came […]
Read More »Impact Of Depression On American History The depression had a deep impact on the history of United States. Another result of depression was that people’s faith in democracy capitalism was shaken, and a large number of people showed willing to forego freedom in the hope of economic security. They started looking with favour […]
Read More »Efforts to fight depression When the depression started in 1929 majority of the American Treaty is lightly and compared it with a hurricane or a blizzard which would soon pass. Hoover also believe that depression was caused by fear and try to restore confidence in the people by pointing out that ‘Prosperity is just […]
Read More »Causes of depression The Economist and historians have not yet been able to reach an agreement regarding the cause of the depression. Some say that the depression was primarily an American phenomenon and the economic setback suffered by other countries steamed largely from the policies adopted in United States. They hold that the European […]
Read More »Hoover and depression “We in America today are nearer to the final, triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land”. Hoover Birth- West Branch, Lowa in 1874 lost his parents at the age of 10 he was brought up by his uncle Studies- mining engineering from Levland Stanford University When the […]
Read More »Following an IUOTO initiative, the United Nations Conference on Tourism and International Travel meets in Rome. This conference adopts a series of recommendations on the definition of the terms ‘visitor’ and ‘tourist’ regarding international statistics; the simplification of international travel formalities, and a general resolution on tourism development, including technical co-operation, freedom of movement and […]
Read More »Water Transport: Kinds, Advantages and Disadvantages of Water Transport Water transport is the cheapest and the oldest mode of transport. It operates on a natural track and hence does not require huge capital investment in the construction and maintenance of its track except in case of canals. The cost of operation of water transport is […]
Read More »Air Transport: Advantages and Disadvantages The mobility of men and material by air is called air transport. It is the fastest means of transport. It is very useful for long distances and saves time. The Parliament passed the Air Transport Corporation Act in 1953 under which the Indian Airlines Corporation was to run domestic services […]
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