The Vietnam War Vietnam is a small country to the south of China (’Vietnamese’ means "non-Chinese people of the south"). In 111 BC‚ Vietnam became part of the Chinese Empire. For the next thousand years Vietnam struggled to gain its independence from its much larger neighbour. This was achieved in 938 AD. The long period of Chinese rule had left its mark on Vietnam. The language‚ religion‚ architecture‚ system of government and most other aspects of Vietnamese life‚ reflected the influence of the
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their stories. During what is generally referred to as the “post-modern” literary movement‚ which is usually considered to be from after the Second World War until present day‚ an obvious subject is the Vietnam War. There have been many different interpretations of this event through the years. Many of the big writers who covered the Vietnam War had different ways of telling the story but the most successful ones told the stories subjectively rather than objectively. Tim O’Brien’s The Things They
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trade‚ so therefore it is only partially Britains fault. The "Opium War" also known as the Anglo-Chinese war began in 1839. It started as a conflict over trading between Britain and China. China was refusing to trade because they didn’t need anything. Eventually the British were able to trade opium on the black market. China did nearly everything to stop the opium being traded but nothing could stop it. This eventually caused the war. Was Britain Completely in the wrong? No. Although they were the ones
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The Opium War in the year 1839 to 1856 changed China’s trade policy with other countries especially with the British. The Opium War was a major turning point for China affecting a great number of their population of 400 million. China changed from being self-sufficient to being forced to sign the Nanking and Tientsin treaties with the British and the French. Due to China’s overconfidence and unwelcome attitude toward foreigners and opium‚ it caused the British to declare the Opium War against China
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The Second Opium War (1856 - 1860) Despite Treaty of Nanjing and following treaties‚ imperialistic countries wanted more privilege and opened ports. In 1856‚ Qing officials boarded Arrow‚ a Chinese-owned ship which was registered in Hong Kong and suspected of piracy and smuggling‚ and arrested its crews. British officials in Canton asked Chinese government to release sailors because the ship was registered in Hong Kong‚ a British territory. Moreover‚ British government insisted that
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The Opium War‚ the Taiping Rebellion‚ and the Indian Rebellion all had many issues with government‚ society‚ economy‚ and the citizens. Also‚ all three had leaders that wanted a change. The three wars and rebellions had a very large amount of deaths‚ damage to citizens‚ lack of money‚ and a forever memory of these horrible events. Leaders like Lin Zexu‚ Hong Xiuquan‚ and Guofan all demanded a change‚ whether it failed or not. The Chinese had many problems leading in the government‚ society‚ and
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The responsibility for the Punic wars greatly shifts from one to the next as both Rome and Carthage were Superpowers in their own right and it was inevitable that there would be a collision and subsequent reaction from any action taken. This exhausting conflict was‚ according to Caven‚ a ‘contest in three rounds’ in which the Romans fought first for control of Sicily‚ then for the leadership of the western Mediterranean and finally to determine the survival or extinction of Carthage. By 270
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British empire‚ a powerful‚ technologically advanced civilization‚ came against the Chinese empire‚ whose semi-isolationist policy was hindering British profit. The Opium Wars were dramatic conflicts in China that resulted in greatly increased freedom of foreign trade and the legalization of opium. Before the First Opium War‚ foreign trade proceeded only under strict Chinese regulations. Foreigners were only allowed to trade at Canton‚ and only between October and May. While they were at Canton
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How has the First Opium War affect China’s imports? During the Qing dynasty‚ the Qing government wasn’t very fond of trade or any kind of contact with the outside world. If they found something they disliked‚ they would destroy it or throw it away. Britain was facing a problem at this time: they wanted silk‚ and porcelain‚ which were mainly in China. At the same time though‚ China didn’t really want any of Britain’s items. Britain was paying for all the Chinese items with silver‚ the only value
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Randazzo Mrs. Livingston English 11- G Period May 1‚ 2013 Hall‚ Mitchell K. "Napalm: Vietnam War." World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO‚ 2013. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. . Root‚ John D. "Cambodian Invasion: Vietnam War." World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO‚ 2013. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. . There were many brutal effects caused by the weapons used in the Vietnam War. One weapon that was used were napalm bombs. It was the U.S. military’s most primary weapon used
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