Answer:
But as the second post-Cold War decade opens, it is becoming increasingly clear that doing anything less will erode the foundation of the very alliance both ...
Explanation:
I won't go into too much details but the Asian country that defeated Russia in war, namely the Russo-Japanese war(1904-05) was Japan.
It was a conflict based on good military strategy. It all started because Japan wanted Korea as a province but Russia did not allow that to happen so Japan tried to negotiate to get Korea in exchange that Russia could keep Manchuria but Russia refused and negotiations broke down so Japan thought of an alternative...war.
Japan knew that Russia had a massive army but Japan had a very mobile and well trained army so they used that to their advantage. So the Japanese fleet open fired on the Russia Eastern Fleet in Port Arthur which eventually got destroyed. As Russia suffered humiliating defeats, the country thought it could beat Japan but Japans strategy proved superior so they defeated Russia in many battles. So in order to prevent a total "defeat", Russia asked for Peace (U.S as the middleman)which gave Japan some of what it wanted but not all. This caused both countries to be dissatisfied...
The journey to the promise land
Answer:
Freedom, natural rights, and self determination.
Explanation:
An Enlightenment philosopher the influenced the revolutions was John Locke. John Locke had the idea of natural rights, where all men are born equal. He also had the idea that governments are supposed to protect these natural rights and private property of its citizens. Another idea he had was that the government could and should be overthrown if its people are "unsatisfied". John Locke's idea of natural rights influenced a lot of major revolutions in history.
