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with Questions (DBQs) “THE DECISION TO USE THE …

Primary Source Document with Questions (DBQs) “THE DECISION TO USE THE ATOMIC BOMB” (FEBRUARY 1947) By Henry Lewis Stimson Introduction The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) remains among the

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Math Exercise on the Abacus - Columbia University

Math Exercise on the Abacus (“Suanpan” in Chinese) • Teachers’ Introduction • Student Materials Introduction Cards 1-7 . Practicing Basics Cards 8-11

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sunzi art of war - Columbia University

Primary Source Document with Questions (DBQs) SELECTIONS FROM THE SUNZI (ART OF WAR) Introduction During the Eastern Zhou period (770-221 BCE) the Zhou kings exercised little real power.

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with Questions (DBQs) “THE TRUE MEANING OF LIFE” …

Primary Source Document with Questions (DBQs) “THE TRUE MEANING OF LIFE” By Chen Duxiu Introduction Beginning around 1917, Chinese intellectuals began to engage each other in serious discussion and debate on

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The Travel Records of Chinese Pilgrims

Teaching About Asia Through Travelers’ Tales 25 FaxianwasoneofthefirstandperhapstheoldestChinesemonktotraveltoIndia.In 399 ...

fillmore perry letters - Columbia University

Commodore Perry stayed in Uraga for fewer than ten days in 1853, withdrawing to the China coast with his ships. As he promised in his letter of July 14, 1853, however, he returned to Japan about six months later with a much larger and more intimidating fleet, comprising six ships with more than 100 mounted cannon.

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EXCERPTS FROM THE MEIJI CONSTITUTION OF 1889 …

present Constitution, We or Our successors shall assume the initiative right, and submit a project for the same to the Imperial Diet. The Imperial Diet shall pass its vote upon it, according to the conditions imposed by the present Constitution, and in no

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charter oath 1868 - Columbia University

The Charter Oath (of the Meiji Restoration), 1868 By this oath we set up as our aim the establishment of the national weal on a broad basis and the framing of a constitution and laws. 1. Deliberative assemblies shall be widely established and all matters

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The Mongols in World History - Columbia University

Support for trade characterized not only Mongol policy in China but their policy throughout their domains. In Persia the Mongols granted higher tax breaks and benefits to traders in an effort to promote commerce. The Mongols even tried to introduce paper money into Persia – though this would become merely a failed experiment.

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Primary Source Document with ... - Columbia University

The rulers of the northern dynasties were from non-Han ethnic groups, most of them from Turkic peoples such as the Toba (Tuoba, also known as Xianbei), whose Northern Wei dynasty ruled most of northern China from 386–534. This background explains why the character Mulan refers to the Son of Heaven as “Khan” — the title given to rulers

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Instrumental variables and panel data methods in economics ...

estimator [MCE] (1928). Their MCE approach overcomes the difficulty with MM estimators when there are more moment conditions than parameters to be estimated. This was recognized by Ferguson (Ann. Math. Stat. 1958) for the case of i:i:d:errors, but his work had no impact on the econometric literature.

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Droplet Digital Applications Guide - Bio-Rad Laboratories

QX100 ™ or QX200 Droplet Digital PCR system overcomes the previous lack of scalable and practical technologies for digital PCR implementation. 2oplet Digital PCR Applications Guide | Dr Droplet Digital PCR ddPCR has the following benefits for nucleic acid quantification:

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Chapter 2 Aircraft Structure - University of Florida

propeller. It opposes or overcomes the force of drag. As a general rule, it is said to act parallel to the longitudinal axis. This is not always the case as explained later. Drag is a rearward, retarding force, and is caused by disruption of airflow by the wing, fuselage, and other protruding objects. Drag opposes thrust, and acts rearward

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The Fresnel Biprism - Trinity College Dublin

The Fresnel biprism overcomes this problem of extended secondary slits by replacing them with virtual slits which are point-like. As this experiment is analogous to Young slits, the formula above holds with the minor exception that d can not be measured directly since the two

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Newton's Laws of Motion Newton's First Law of Motion ...

force which overcomes the upward force of the air. The heavier ball will still reach a t erminal velocity. But, it will accelerate longer than the hollow ball, and its terminal velocity will be greater. Newton’s Third Law of Motion Whenever an object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts an equal and

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