After the defeat of russia, japan focused on the expansion of its empire, beginning
seizing manchuria and eventually annexing it.
seizing the korean peninsula and eventually annexing it.
seizing the philippines as a protectorate.
seizing the island of formosa as a protectorate.

In this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?

This is a picture of workers in a factory. why was this picture most likely taken? to advertise that kids could get jobs to expose the horrors of child labor to show pride in children at work to show that night workers were needed o

The most influential immigrant group in texas came from