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Japanese Militarists were brought to power in 1932 in Japan after the Great Depression struck the area roughly. Along with the devastating effects of World War One, Japan was dealing with their unfortunate economical situation after [|The Great Kanto Earthquake]. The Japanese position in society was seriously being questioned all throughout the [|Meiji Period] (1868-1912) Once the people of Japan turned to the military, the military took the internal issues of Japan into their own hands. The military gained total control over all of Japan, they believed that many political enemies should be assassinated, and communists should be persecutes, as now they had the ability to do so. These new leaders imposed [|censorship], arrested critics, and created a secret group of police that hunted down enemies of the state. This new government became extremely interested in obtaining an overseas empire .

__Amerigo Vespucci__ Amerigo Vespucci, a man who became one of the early explorers of the New World, was born in Florence, Italy in 1454. Using the education he acquired from his uncle, he became a business man and extremely involved in trade. He then traveled to Spain to join a trading business and helped [|Christopher Columbus] with his ships for his second and third voyages. He went on multiple voyages because of his interest in finding a more efficient way to sail to Asia. During his voyages he began to realize that all of the places he ventured to were not parts of Asia. After a pamphlet named, "The Four Voyages of Amerigo" was published, the author thought that it would be appropriate to name the "New World" after Amerigo. This eventually became his most monumental and acknowledged achievement from his lifetime.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Peasant Wedding

This is a painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, named The Peasant Wedding. This painting shows how a wedding was celebrated if you were a peasant, and how the peasant's marriages were not extravagant. This shows humanism because it displays an action that would normally take place in the life of a peasant. At this wedding the main course is porage and bread which is very "low class" for this time. His painting depicts the lack of wealth these people portray. With his paintings, Bruegel tells a story with his own developed techniques. For this particular piece he used oil on wood. Unlike some of the other renaissance artist, Bruegel always told a real life story through his artwork. This piece is said to celebrate, " the true purpose of marraige (Ruth Oron)." This painting also shows chiaroscuro which is a technique to show depth between light and dark colors that was developed during the time this painting was made.