Though Japan's imperial system is thousands of years old, Japanese emperors had very little power during the 17th,
18th, and 19th centuries. In 1867, a series of events known
as the Meiji restoration returned control of Japan to its
emperor. Powerful Japanese emperors led a
modernization program in Japan that allowed it to become
wealthy and powerful during the 20th century. The
Japanese Empire used its military power to conquer Korea,
Vietnam, parts of China, and other territories in Southeast
Asia during this period. During World War II, Japan fought
as one of the Axis powers but was forced to surrender
after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on
Japanese cities. Though the United States considered
ending the imperial system entirely, it eventually allowed
the emperor to remain in place. However, his power was
greatly reduced, and present-day Japanese emperors serve
ceremonial roles instead of being political leaders.
What is one example of change described in the passage?

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

the conditions that made the byzantine empire vulnerable to attacks by the muslin turks were the sack of constantinople by western crusaders, the conquests of the sultanate of rum, presence of rival kingdoms and finally the set up of fiefdoms at the empire which were owned by the ghazis (turkish warriors).

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