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1. Identify ONE historical process in South or Southeast Asia that accounts for the religion of Srivijaya merchants in Quanzhou as reported in the passage.
The "Srivijaya" was an empire which originated in Palembang, Indonesia in the 7th century. Besides focusing on international sea trade, it was also keen on its religion, the Mahayana Buddhism. It was also having an active trading relationship with the Islamic Caliphate located in the Middle East. Trading with different people influenced the empire into incorporating some of the learned practices and traditions. This is the reason why, as stated in the passage, Muslims also make up the religion of Srivijaya merchants in Quanzhou.
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- The U.S. colonists seceded from Great Britain simply because they did not like the taxes King George had imposed, and the taxes were reasonable. They were simply to make up for the money that was lost while defending the colonists, but they decided to revolt and secede in order to create a government they thought just.
- The natural god given rights is life, liberty, and property. To deny someone the ability to secede would be to deny one his/her right to all three of these rights.
- Entering the union was a voluntary act; therefore it should be legal to leave the union whenever any one state pleases.
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The Bretton Woods system established in 1944 changed the international monetary system by replacing the gold standard with the U.S. dollar as the international currency. To control the new arrangement, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, were created.
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Despite the system collapsing in 1973, leaving to each country the decision on about their currency as long as pegging its value to the price of gold is not an option, the institutions created are still today a fundamental element in economic international relationships.
Three things that drove the United States into a policy imperialism is desire for military strength, thirst for new markets and cultural superiority.
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American Imperialism started in 1890 and lasted till 1920. The industrialization peaked about twice the amount of British production which led Americans to seek new consumers to sell their products. When compared to military strength the British army was 5 times and the Navy was 10 times bigger than the Americans army and navy.
The countries around the United States never set forth any threat to it but it has a fear about the oversea countries. Also, the influence of Social Dwarfism separated people into groups following different cultures. These made America feel weakened and fueled it to follow the Imperialism to become a strong nation.
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