in a series of wars‚ named “the Punic Wars” for the Latin word punicus‚ meaning “Phoenecian.” Even with the outcomes of the Punic Wars being what they were‚ their effects on Rome were both positive and negative‚ ultimately leading to the fall of the Roman Republic. In 264 B.C.‚ Rome became involved in what later became the Punic Wars. The Greek Colony of Messina (sometimes known as Messana) requested help from Rome when King Hiero from Syracuse invaded. Though this first war just begun as
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people. The response to the West However‚ the Opium War from 1839 to 1842 occurred earlier than these domestic rebellions‚ which happened after 1850. Thus first we should review how Ch’ing China responded to the threat from the West. Basically we can perhaps divide this into two stages to consider‚ the first being the Opium War (the First Anglo-Chinese War of 1839-1842)2 and the second the Arrow War (the Second Opium War or the War of Anglo-French Allies against China in 1856-1860). It was
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most remained hostile towards them. China had been isolated from Europe for centuries until Britain began trading opium for silver. Eventually the Chinese became addicted to opium and fearing for the health of his people the emperor banned the import of opium and all trade with Europe. Britain rejected the demand and when the Chinese attempted to destroy stores of Opium‚ the Opium War was started. China was quickly defeated and gave Britain Hong Kong and several ports open to trade. In 1856 the Chinese
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craftsmanship‚ newest weapons‚ other valuable items and opium. Nonetheless‚ Britain wanted trade with the Kingdom of China. China’s economy was bigger than Britain‚ and the trade was in their favor‚ so the Brits wanted to tip the balance to them. The Emperor wanted no official trade with England. Nonetheless‚ there was still unofficial trading of opium for silk and fine porcelain. Sadly because of the greedy trading with Britain‚ and the obtaining of opium‚ millions of people were addicted to this drug
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In 1836‚ the Chinese government undertook a major policy review of the opium trade. Lin Zexu volunteered to take on the task of suppressing opium. In March 1839‚ he became Special Imperial Commissioner in Canton‚ where he ordered the foreign traders to surrender their opium stock. He confined the British to the Canton Factories and cut off their supplies. Chief Superintendent of Trade‚ Charles Elliot‚ complied with Lin’s demands in order to secure a safe exit for the British‚ with the costs involved
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instruments play. There are many examples of core and peripheries in the world and only a handful of examples will be discussed. From paper 1‚ the relationship of core and periphery is discussed between the British East Indian Company and China. At first‚ China was the core and the British East Indian Company was the periphery. China was the core because China had the balance of trade tipping towards them. When China was asking only for silver for trade‚ Britain had no choice but to only trade silver
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international trade. Opium‚ the sticky‚ yellowish‚ latex residue that is dried and that comes from the poppy plant‚ has been a global commodity for centuries. This plant contains approximately 10% of the analgesic alkaloid protein that is chemically processed to produce natural and synthetic opioids that are used both legally and illegally (Drugs.com). The comprehensive history
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to the Gun Boats Part I – Traditional Chinese World Order and Tribute System Part II – Relations with Barbarians and Foreigners Part III – Diplomacy Post Opium War Part IV – Unequal Treaties – International Law Perspective Part V – Arrow War and Second Treaty Settlement Timeline- 1689 – Treaty of Nerchinsk 1842 – Treaty of Nanjing 1843 – Supplementary Treaty of Bogue 1844 – Treaty of Wangshia 1844 – Treaty of Whampoa 1858 – Treaty of
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of aristocrats that supported reform and recovery programs. Places / Empires: 18. Serbia Wars / Events / Periods: 19. Crimean War 20. **White Lotus Rebellion The White Lotus Rebellion‚ 1794- 1804‚ was inspired by a Messianic ideology that predicted the restoration of the Chinese Ming dynasty and the coming of the Buddha. 21. The Opium War (1839 – 1842) 22.Taiping Rebellion 23.**Arrow War 2 The Arrow War (1856-1860)culminated in a British and French invasion of Beijing and the sacking of the
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PEASANTS AND FARMERS Q1.Explain what the open field system meant to rural people in 18th century in England from the point of view of (a) A rich man (b) A labourer (c) A peasant women. Ans: Open field system Before the 18th century in large parts of England the country side was open‚ it was not partitioned into enclosed lands privately owned by landlords. Peasants: They cultivated strips of land around the village they lived in. Mixed quality of land: At the beginning f each
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