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Japanese Militarists After World War I, Japan's economy expanded and it's democratic government rose in power. However, the [|Great Depression] heavily effected Japan because most of its profit depended on trade. The government could not solve the economic crisis and turned to the military. Japan set up a military dictatorship which did not have one, strong particular leader, but a group of military leaders that controlled the government. This government arrested people who criticized it and punished 'enemies of the state'. These militarists highly valued war and having an empire, especially overseas.



Christopher Columbus



Christopher Columbus was an Italian who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean hoping to find a shorter route to the Indies to trade spices, silk, and along the way he hoped to find gold. Spain finaced his trip. He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America with three ships: The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria. They landed on an island called Guanahani (later named San Salvador) on October 12, 1492. He met the natives there and called them Indians, for he believed that he was in India! He did not realize until later that he landed on a completely unknown to Europe island. He made other trips to bigger islands such as Cuba, Jamaica, and South America.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder - Hunters in the Snow In this picture, I see two hunters and their dogs. It looks like they are coming out of the forest where they had just finished hunting. This is an example of humanism because in their time, the people would go hunting for food and then bring it back to the village for their family to eat. It is snowy, a sign of winter. Also, it looks like people are skating or standing on a frozen lake (if it is wintertime). I see houses and tents. the houses probably house the rich and middle classes. The tents may house the poor or the hunters used this to sleep over night in the woods while they hunted.

This is an oil on wood painting by Peter Bruegel. The hunting trip seems to be unsuccessful. The hunters are gloomily. Also, the dogs seem down and moping. The mountains in the distance look dark and foreboding. Perhaps something bad happened in this town because it is wintry, dark, and cold. This is an example of humanism because it looks like a snap-shot take of a scene after men returned from an unsuccessful hunting trip.