Part one of term paper
Geographically, ’s composition of islands and peninsulas resembles many of the world’s most highly economically developed areas such as Great Britain, Japan, South Korea, Italy and Taiwan; nonetheless, most of lies in economic dispair. ’s tremendous ethnic diversity has hindered economic growth and prosperity. These sub- cultures rep ...

Part two of term paper
... of cultures produced a diversity of societies whose languages, religions, arts, music, foods and other achievements formed an almost infinitely varied mosaic, but none of those cultures rose to imperial power. The European colonizers forged empires here, often by playing one state off against another; the Europeans divided and ruled.” These Colonial Powers extracted resources from these countries and utilized the natives as a source of cheap labor. Consequently, when the Europeans ended their ...