The part of China that Japan invaded in 1931 was known as "Manchuria," and they did this mostly in order to gain precious natural resources that they greatly lacked.
They identified with them more than with the british! hope this helps:)
Glosnost (sp?)- the opening of the USSR to the rest of the world and western goods/ideas.
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<h2><em>Erasmus</em></h2>
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Christian humanist who was the greatest who originally trained as a Catholic priest, Erasmus was an important figure in classical scholarship who wrote in a pure Latin style. He was called the "Prince of the Humanists", and "the crowning glory of the Christian humanists". He was part of the religious Reformation, who criticized the abuses of the Catholic Church.
Napoleon Bonaparte's biggest reform and influence was the Napoleonic Code. This code forbade privileges based on birth, gave the people freedom of religion and stated that government jobs should be awarded to the most qualified person. The code was not well liked among countries surrounding France at its time of implementation.
