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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Effects of the Cold War on Canada The distrust between the Western World and Communists‚ as well as the conditions after WWII caused the Cold War to begin. From 1946 to 1991 a mass arms race rose and Canada was stuck in between the grudge of capitalism and communism. The Cold War affected Canada through Canadian citizens fear of being nuked‚ sexism against women and the unfair treatment towards communists & socialists. With Canada’s ally the United States partaking in the Cold War with the Soviet Union
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After World War 1 a time known as the Interwar period occurred‚ and from 1918 to 1939 the world saw unprecedented revolution as many powerful leaders made their way into the public arena. Historic figures such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ Joseph Stalin‚ Ataturk‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ and Ibn Saud all made their voices heard throughout the world. Some of these leaders had benevolent intentions‚ and others were certainly heinous to the core‚ however the visions all these
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nation and started a war amongst them. The ability of not being able to compromise or to end the practice cause a division of a nation that would go down in history. As every issue has two sides‚ here are the strong views that would lead the United States to war. The abolitionists were very demanding in their fight of abolishing slavery. They believed that slavery was a sin and that God did not want this. They looked to the bible where God communicated with Moses and showed him how to break the bonds
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invention of the cotton gin and would have ended in a whisper through lack of use caused by the release of slaves out of moral and economic reasons tied to the loss of a cash crop‚ while other historians believe that slavery would have inevitably ended in war due to the southern dependence on agriculture and the need for a new cash crop. Personally‚ I believe that slavery would have ended with little to no conflict had Eli Whitney not created a better working cotton gin. It is through the cotton gin that
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The Civil War That Ended Slavery The United States civil war began in April 1861 pitting the Northern states (Union States) against the Confederacy States (Southern States). The main duel was fueled primarily by differences between the two parties on the idea of slavery and secondarily on trade‚ tariffs‚ and states rights. Therefore‚ in fighting‚ the first aim was first to stop secession of the southern states in order to preserve the union. This however evolved into a war to end slavery and free
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The War of the Roses affected England’s throne for many years‚ thereby changing the outlook of the country. The War of the Roses was a civil war between the House of York and the House of Lancaster. This civil war impacted the whole country of England from its economy to the rule of that the English government had over England. The War of the Roses had such a big impact on England and lasted for thirty-three years from 1455 until the last battle in 1487. Throughout this period of time‚ both houses
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The Great Depression affected men and women in many different ways. Women during this time were undermined constantly by the workforce. Along with being refused jobs because of their gender; they were being paid less for the same work. Women during this decade were ridiculed for trying to support their families. The number of married women working doubled in size during the Depression‚ though many believed that women who were working‚ especially those with a working husband‚ were stealing jobs
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On the North’s side of the Civil war‚ there were many Generals who helped defeat the Confederate States‚ but Ulysses S. Grant may have been the most important general. Without his knowledge and skill‚ the North most likely wouldn’t have won the war. Before Grant was a general in the Civil War‚ he worked on his family’s farm as a teen. At age 17‚ he entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point‚ New York. He graduates from West Point in 1843‚ at age 21. Here is where he learned his skills and knowledge
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April 12‚ 1861 the once unified United States of America broke into war between the Confederate South and Union North with the aim for a short war over in a matter of months. Not a soul anticipated the nearly 4 year war that seemed everlasting. The foundational hope for the North to reunite the Union soon changed as the war moved at a tedious pace. They realized the abolition of slavery needed to be fought for. The Civil War changed Americans viewpoint toward the black population‚ political parties
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