why did colombus want to sail japan?
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*Pondering that* Actually his goals were the Indies and further into the east, not japan itself.\n\nn the 15th and 16th centuries, the Europeans wanted to find sea routes to the East. Columbus wanted to find a new route to the Far East, to India, China, Japan and the Spice Islands. If he could reach these lands, he would be able to bring back rich cargoes of silks and spices. Columbus knew that the world was round and realised that by sailing west, instead of east around the coast of Africa, as other explorers at the time were doing, he would still reach the East and the rich Spice Islands.\n\nWhy is because the know caravan routes through the middle east were both long via land and even longer via the sea going around africa. A new route there would not only be easier, but lest costly in the terms of time and money (bribes, tolls, tarrifs ect).\n\nFor more see the links...
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Because the US needed to get Japan to submit before Russia could become involved with the Pacific struggle because part of the treaty made was that if Russia helped to defeat Japan they would receive a larger portion of Germany which America didn't want.
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Vespucci didn't get to America until 1497.  He was not the first.  It is possible, I suppose, That the Japanese made it, but there is no evidence to support that.  Some say that St. Brenden the Navigator may have been the first to land on America.
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To sacrifice 100,000+ Japanese lives for possibly millions of Japanese, European and American lives.  The war would have continued if it were not for "the bomb" - and once on mainland Japan, it would have been disastrous.  The Japanese actually did not surrender until after we bombed another city, Nagasaki, several days later.  This is a testament to their will and determination at that time.\n\nThe other important thing to remember is that Germany was also developing a nuclear device and was ahead of us with delivery systems (rockets, missiles, etc.), so it was imperative that we not only develop the bomb(s), but demonstrate that we had them and their effectiveness, as horrible as that sounds.\n\nNuclear weapsons are a terrible thing, cost countries billions of dollars to develop, and if used again, will most likely damage the planet irreparably.
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The Yamato had thicker armour, but the Iowa class ships had better fire control due to superior gunsights etc. It's pretty much a toss-up IMHO.
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Because he wanted to.
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It mainly takes place in Feudal Japan.In the 1500s to be exact.
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I think ancient Japan would be an interesting time to live. I like the ancient culture.
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Quickly:\nEach are headed out by a leader. Japan has an emperor and Europe has a king. Neither controlled a huge amount of power for small regions and so that power was handed down to others.\n\nIn Japan there was the shoguns and in Europe they had their lords. Working under the lords were knights and the Japanese version of a knight is the samurai.\n\nAt the bottom were peasants for both Europe and Japan, though merchants were even below that in Japanese feudal society.
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It was faught on the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.  A Japanese submarine was engaged and sunk by the Navy.  There were run-ins with both German and Japanese subs off of coast in the Atlantic and Pacific, but no battles on land
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because human wanted to fly and they wanted an easy way to go around the world
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Even during the seclusion, Japan had some trade going on, but exclusively with a few peoples.\n\nAnyways, I think you should mention something about it giving Japan a strong sense of unity or nationalism that other countries don't necessarily have. Or say something about how it allowed them to preserve their own culture longer than other countries that began extensive trading with other countries earlier.
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"...since ancient times, the Rubicon River had marked the northernmost boundary of Rome proper. Across the boundary a Roman general could not go while at the head of his army. For such a man to lead his troops in battle gear into the heart of Rome was against one of the oldest laws on the Roman law books. It was treason."\n\nThus, Caesar was going south.
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Colombus discovered football, after a long trip by sea.
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In theory I agree but in fact the Marines fight where the Navy is ordered to deploy. The bulk of our Navy was based in the Pacific. After Pearl Harbor the Navy and Marine commanders knew and decided that Japan would have to maintain air superiority and keep their fleets supplied. In addition the island hopping campaign to the Japan home islands. The bulk of  marine divisions ship stationed, the amphibious attacks could not occurred and the war might been lost.
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They didn't so much "flew" as "rowed".  Short answer: to get away from the communist government.  Check the linked sources.
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He was the Emperor of Japan during WWII. He surrendered to Harry Truman after Truman dropped the bombs on Japan. That's what he did.