2000-words Research Writing Essay- Due in 4 days

Four listed below requires a 500-word response. Each questions included a primary source material which needs to be used to answer the question; Also each answer must included at-least two additional scholarly sources. Questions are: 1. The Roman Way of Declaring War  The Romans developed a complex legal system underpinned by notions of reciprocity. To what extent does Livy describe war as a fair way to breach a remedy a breach of contract between two peoples?  When Livy was writing, more than 600 years after Marcus Ancius, Rome was far more than the string of villages which Marcius knew. It stretched from modern-day France to Israel, from parts of Germany to Egypt, so it was impractical to follow the entire procedure which Livy outlines. Why might the Romans have bothered to retain something that was so wildly anachronistic?  The Romans were hard-headed and practical in so many ways. Why might they have felt it important to keep their many gods "on side" when it came to war? See attachment Q1 for question material 2. What made the Roman Legion more effective in battle than the Greek phalanx? See attachment Q2 for question material 3. In this excerpt, General Powell lists "relevant questions" which should be asked before the United States (or any other nation, for that matter) goes to war. Did the George W. Bush Administration (which Powell served as Secretary of State) seriously address these questions in the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq in 2002? See attachment Q3 for question material 4. Questions for US President Franklin D. Roosevelt The following is an excerpt from an essay penned by Nagai Ryutaro in 1939. His criticism of US policy and justification of Japanese policy resonated widely in Japan. The total land area of the earth is estimated at approximately 50 million square miles, of which some 30 million square miles, or three-fifths, is in the hands of only four great Powers, namely, Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States. Moreover, these four great Powers ... have veered in the direction of closed economies, closing their doors to outside immigration and raising high tariff walls. America has been very deeply concerned with Japanese activity in Asia, but seems to overlook the fact that Japan has had to follow her present policies for a number of reasons among which not the least important is America's closed door to Asiatic immigration and her closing of markets to Japanese imports... See Q4 for question material Questions: A. How does Nagai characterize Japanese policy toward Asia? Is he correct/mistaken/distorted in his characterization of Japanese policy? B. How does Nagai characterize US policy toward Asia? Is he correct/mistaken/distorted in his characterization of US policy?