Monday, April 9, 2012

Using Quotes Correctly

    Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia.[1] The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun". [2] In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. [3]Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. [4]A major economic power, Japan has the world's third-largest economy by nominal GDP and fourth-largest economy by purchasing power parity. It is also the world's fourth-largest exporter and fourth-largest importer.[5]

[1]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan Visited 4/7/12 at 8:42 P.M.
[2]. (1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan Visited 4/7/12 at 9:00P.M.
[3]. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
[4]. (3) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
[5]. (1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan

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