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Dannielle Vogel Professor Scott-James History 101 Microtheme #2 The Westernization of Asia The mid-to-late 1800s was a time of intensive change for many on the Asian continent. It was a time for innovation and modernization in which some embraced, while others fought to halt progress and maintain tradition. Japan was the most positively affected by westernization as a country, and they utilized it in ways to benefit their country and still maintain their independence and identity. China and Korea

Asia and America were inferior to the European’s for many reasons. Europe had advanced naval technology, military style training, warfare, more advanced weapons, a more structured government and the ability to build numerous types of constructed buildings. However, America was superior compared to the European’s in their farming, fertile land, agriculture and the fact that they were forming their own laws and a new body of government. Asia was superior in their own trade market of supplies. These

Asia Minor was known as Anatolia to the people of the ancient world. It was referred to as “the land where the sun rises”(Mark), by the Greeks. Throughout history, Asia Minor was occupied by several great empires and witnessed their rise and fall. It lay near the Mediterranean, Caspian, and Black seas and was the perfect spot for different groups to build their civilization on and trade with other regions. With all of the different cultures that invaded, each developed its own mythology. So, Asia

in the Asia – Pacific Region to block the ambition of China on the sea. A National Security Council meeting has been scheduled for (…..) to decide the form this assistance will take. BACKGROUND: The United States is a power nation whose interests directly relates to stabilities, securities and development of the Asia – Pacific region. It is not only because the United States has 5 states that have Pacific Ocean shorelines but also due to important allies in this region. Whatever in the Asia – Pacific

When one thinks of Asia, what do they think of...Tokyo? Dubai? Overpopulation? Asia is the largest and most populous continent on Earth, with 4.463 billion people. “Many thoughtful observers have noted that whatever problems individual nations face—hunger, poverty, inflation, pollution, or political instability—rapidly increasing population usually makes condi­tions worse. Several Asian nations face many of those problems” (Population in Asia). Asia is overpopulated due to big families, increased

Introduction The current growth of Asia has been remarkable especially post the 1997 crisis, the purpose of this assignment though is to understand whether the current strategy of Asia would witness the same growth in the coming years or not and whether by 2050 it would be responsible for more than half of Global GDP. The first part of the assignment highlights the transformations that were undertaken by the East Asian countries in order to deal with the post crisis consequences. It explains the

Valeriya Borissova A level Essay Compare and Contrast Southwest Asia & South Asia Southwest Asia and South Asia in some ways there similar and in some different. I compare this places. Physical Geography. Southwest Asia includes Arabian Peninsula , Syrian-Palestinian mountains, plains of Mesopotamia. The peculiarity of the geological structure African platform. Red Sea and Syrian graben deeply lowered the northern section of the

In South Asia and Southeast Asia changes occurred due to the Indian Ocean trade network between 500 CE to 1450 CE economically, culturally, and politically. Some similarity the South Asia and the Southeast Asia contained was a strong economy by specialization as trade became more prominent. Once the Indian Ocean trade basin became more notable, culturally, religions Buddhism, and Islam, as well as adapting to some of Indian political tradition became a gradual change. Some difference is how the Southeastern

Southeast Asian Countries Philippines Malaysia Vietnam Thailand Singapore Indonesia Philippine cuisine consists of the foods, preparation methods and eating customs found in the Philippines. The style of cooking and the foods associated with it have evolved over several centuries from its Austronesian origins to a mixed cuisine with many Hispanic, Chinese, American, and other Asian influences adapted to indigenous ingredients and the local palate. Dishes range from the very simple, like

An Overview of Canada- Asia Trade Relations 1 a. Asia’s geography: Asia is divided into 5 geographical parts namely; North Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Inner Asia. It’s five major physical regions are mountains systems, plains, plateaus, steppes, deserts, freshwater environments and saltwater environments. Asia’s population: Asia is the largest out of the 7 continents with the highest population in the world. It is also the youngest continent too. It’s so large that it takes