Well, Japan's economic experiences could have been better. They were at the low of their lows. But after the war, the U.S. helped rebuild everything, Japan became one of the most economic empires of the world. After this great devastation, Japan was changed and soon became one of the wealthiest country's there is.
At the end of World War II, Japan's economy was in ruins. The major urban and industrial areas had been almost completely destroyed by the U.S. Army Air Force incendiary raids which had commenced in the summer of 1944. The transportation network was destroyed, the merchant marine navy had ceased to exist, the agricultural sector was unable to meet even the requirements of basic subsistence and food stocks were non-existant. It was only due to the reluctant and belated intervention of the U.S. Government (many members of the Congress and the Truman administration were opposed to feeding the Japanese) that wide spread starvation of the Japanese populace was averted in 1946.
Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) was a Spanish colonizer and conqueror, who leaded the conquest of the Mexican territories, that started in 1519 with the occupation of Veracruz. The tales about the sacking of the Mexican capital, Tenochtitlan, are still legendary nowadays.
After the takeover of Veracruz, Cortes gave the order of sinking his own ships (it was thought they were burnt, but nowadays that hypothesis is being questioned). Anyway, he destroyed his ships on purpouse to force his men to go forward and conquer the New World, both in the militar and spiritual (goal of spreading the Christian religion) dimensions.
- Agreement with his decision: of course it is an incredibly effective manner of ensuring that his men would be motivated to conquer the territory, mainly because they did not have an alternative choice. They had to become rulers there or be lost in the middle of unknown lands. It can be claimed how the ultimate goal justifies the means.
- Disagreement with the decision: it can be argued how unethical is that he prevented his men from deciding if they wanted to participate or not on the mission. He eliminated the choice.
What is described is a political machine.
The Boss of a political machine is responsible for overseeing the operation and ensuring that his assistants are giving out the proper jobs and greasing the machine to ensure that people continue to take part in it.
The February Revolution was the first of the two revolutions that took place in 1917 and that ended for good the tsarist Russian Empire.
The revolution emerged near Petrograd (current St.Peterburg) that was the capital of Russia at the time. Russian people was disatisfied with the monarchy and the food rationings. Mass demonstrations were celebrated and there were violent confrontations against the police and gendarmes that remained loyal to the tsar (while the army sided with the revolutionaires). <u>This conflict led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and to the end of the Romanov dynasty. </u>
