I agree to a small extent. The Opium War did affect China’s economy. From Source B‚ I can infer that the Opium Wars made China richer. The source mentioned that the export of tea from China increased 42‚000‚000kg in 1855 from only 7‚500‚000kg in 1843‚ an increase of more than 500%. This showed that the trade increased. With more trade‚ there would be more money which were gained from the trades. Furthermore‚ more trade also means more jobs for the Chinese. Therefore‚ the Chinese will be able to
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Lazenby. The First Punic War: A Military History. Stanford: Stanford University Press‚ 1996. Great wars are nothing new to the history of any of civilization; they define and change the nations involved in drastic ways. The First Punic War was the single longest war in Roman history; one of‚ if not the greatest naval wars ever fought. It marked the beginning of Roman expansion beyond mainland Italy and set Rome on the path to Empire. J.F. Lazenby’s intent in writing The First Punic War: A Military
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Because the Romans were successful at defeating the state of Carthage in the First Punic War‚ Hannibal Barca was determined to retaliate and claim victory over the Romans. Hannibal’s threats caused widespread fear amongst Italian citizens for many years. For the Second Punic War‚ Hannibal looked to his father‚ a great commander of Spain‚ to assist him with forming a powerful army. Hannibal was able to gather 50‚000 infantry‚ 9‚000 cavalry‚ and several elephants for his journey from Spain to Rome
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restrictions imposing the practice of Co-hong to confine foreign trades and merchants in Canton. However‚ by late 18 century‚ the trading system seemed to change. The British commenced the opium trade‚ which created a steady demand among Chinese addicts and further solved the chronic imbalanced trade. As the Opium War broke out with Britain‚ China was no longer on the top of the world. The Celestial Empire not only was forced to be subservient to British trading regulations‚ but also somewhat became
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goods continued to be extremely popular in Europe. The Opium War and the “Opening” of China Opium‚ however‚ changed everything. In greater and greater numbers‚ Chinese accustomed to tobacco began to use opium brought by Europeans. Although the Qing court banned the drug‚ usage spread. Seeking to trade opium for tea‚ the East India Company induced Indian peasants to raise opium‚ which could then be shipped to China. Enormous quantities of opium made their way to China‚ swelled by the number of merchants
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The Opium Wars The Opium Trade During the Qing dynasty in China‚ the Qing government was not very fond of trade or any kind of contact with the outside world. If they found something they didn’t approve of‚ they destroyed it. The isolationism may also have been for religious purposes. The Qing dynasty may not have wanted their people to be exposed to different religions. The only port they allowed for trade was the port at Guangzhou. At this time‚ Britain as facing a problem; they had a high
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superiority of the Chinese and their Emperor. The Century of Humiliation‚ lasting from the first Opium War in 1839 until the 1940’s and the rise of the Communist Party‚ forced Western ideas into China and caused doubts of and the eventual fall of the Middle Kingdom. Many factors of the Century of Humiliation‚ ranging between the Taiping Rebellion‚ the ‘rice bowl’ mentality of the Chinese in the face of reform‚ and World War 1 influenced the cultural shifts and the humiliation of China‚ but the most significant
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did not. This led to hostility between China and the European Countries Opium Wars Inflexible‚ close-minded (about commerce with Europe) Bad harvests‚ warfare‚ rebellions‚ overpopulation‚ economic disasters‚ and foreign imperialism contributed to the dynasty’s collapse. Manchu Dynasty was not able to control or adjust and get an efficient solution to China´s just arisen problems Opium Wars There was a high demand for China’s tea ceramics‚ and silks in Great Britain
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History 101 Extra Credit Assignment 1. First Opium War 1839-42 The First Anglo-Chinese War known popularly as the First Opium War was fought between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Qing Dynasty of China‚ with the aim of securing economic benefits from trade in China. In 1842‚ the Treaty of Nanking the first of what the Chinese called the unequal treaties granted an indemnity to Britain‚ the opening of five treaty ports‚ and the cession of Hong Kong Island‚ ending the monopoly
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most of them conflict at some point with each other. Imperialism has been linked to multiple theories of the actual origins of the imperialistic Headrick uses the argument that technology made the creation of empire a worthwhile endeavor for the first time in the latter half of the 19th century. It permitted European nations to seize large amounts of property‚ subjugate the land and people and then milk it like a cow in the barn. This is a valid thesis‚ for men and nations tend to do all of which
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