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I have been assigned to read Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance-and Why They Fall by Amy Chua. This book is interesting by my school starts soon and I just got the assignment and I am BEGGING for help with these questions! Here they are:
Chapter 5: The Purification of Medieval Spain
6. How did the expulsion of Jews from 15th and 16th century Spain hurt Spanish economic ventures in Europe and the New World? Explain.
Chapter 7: Tolerance and Intolerance in the East
8. (A) How did the role of the Janissaries/askeri in the Ottoman Empire exemplify both “the worst form of Ottoman oppression,” as well as an avenue for upward social mobility and increased social status? Explain.
(B) Identify the changes and continuations in Mughal tolerance from Akbar to Aurangzeb. How did the changes exacerbate British rule in India?
Chapter 8: The British Empire
9. Explain how the tolerance of Jews, Scots, and Hugeunots benefited England. How did this example of tolerance differ from the tolerance afforded to Roman Catholics in England and later Indians under the Raj? Explain.
Chapter 9: The American Hyperpower
10. (A) Explain how the U.S. benefited from being a “nation of immigrants”? How have trends in
immigration changed over the last century?
(B) How has the invention of the silicon microchip impacted American ideals, economy and society over
the last 40 years? How has Americanization spread internationally because of this? Explain.
Chapter 10: The Rise and Fall of the Axis Powers
11. (A) How did Japan and Germany compare in the quest for social purification? Explain.
(B) How did Japan’s idea of tolerance differ in Taiwan than in other regions they controlled? Why was this the case? Explain.
Chapter 11: The Challengers
12. (A) How and why has China remained ethnically Chinese? Explain.
(B) What is the “Muslim Problem” in the European Union? How has this issue impacted “home-grown” terrorism in that region? Explain.
(C) Explain India’s benefit from multinational corporations. How does this influence India’s perception of European tolerance versus U.S. tolerance? Explain.
Chapter 12: The Day of Empire
13. (A) What does the problem the author deems “glue” entail? How does it evade Super Powers?
(B) How has “glue” evaded the U.S.? What do you think the future holds for the U.S. hyperpower?
Chapter 5: The Purification of Medieval Spain
6. How did the expulsion of Jews from 15th and 16th century Spain hurt Spanish economic ventures in Europe and the New World? Explain.
Chapter 7: Tolerance and Intolerance in the East
8. (A) How did the role of the Janissaries/askeri in the Ottoman Empire exemplify both “the worst form of Ottoman oppression,” as well as an avenue for upward social mobility and increased social status? Explain.
(B) Identify the changes and continuations in Mughal tolerance from Akbar to Aurangzeb. How did the changes exacerbate British rule in India?
Chapter 8: The British Empire
9. Explain how the tolerance of Jews, Scots, and Hugeunots benefited England. How did this example of tolerance differ from the tolerance afforded to Roman Catholics in England and later Indians under the Raj? Explain.
Chapter 9: The American Hyperpower
10. (A) Explain how the U.S. benefited from being a “nation of immigrants”? How have trends in
immigration changed over the last century?
(B) How has the invention of the silicon microchip impacted American ideals, economy and society over
the last 40 years? How has Americanization spread internationally because of this? Explain.
Chapter 10: The Rise and Fall of the Axis Powers
11. (A) How did Japan and Germany compare in the quest for social purification? Explain.
(B) How did Japan’s idea of tolerance differ in Taiwan than in other regions they controlled? Why was this the case? Explain.
Chapter 11: The Challengers
12. (A) How and why has China remained ethnically Chinese? Explain.
(B) What is the “Muslim Problem” in the European Union? How has this issue impacted “home-grown” terrorism in that region? Explain.
(C) Explain India’s benefit from multinational corporations. How does this influence India’s perception of European tolerance versus U.S. tolerance? Explain.
Chapter 12: The Day of Empire
13. (A) What does the problem the author deems “glue” entail? How does it evade Super Powers?
(B) How has “glue” evaded the U.S.? What do you think the future holds for the U.S. hyperpower?