1. Emergency of Modern Chinese Schooling: The End of Qing Dynasty The First Opium War (a.k.a The First Anglo-Sino) in 1840 marks the birth of modern China. The war had successfully forced the Qing court to open up the country to western societies with series of unequal treaties and transform the feudal society into a colonized and capitalized one. The traditional Chinese education system which had been founded upon Confucian Classic was brought under challenge of modern schools introduced by Western
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Abbey Martin HST 106H Dr. Katherine Hubler April 17‚ 2015 Industrialization in the 18th and 19th Centuries Revolutions abounded worldwide in the late 18th and 19th centuries. From political independence to industrialization‚ it was a time of great change that would provide the building blocks for modern day society. Although political revolutions created independent nations and abolished slavery‚ it was the Industrial Revolution that truly shifted how society functioned. The Industrial Revolution
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The bloody plane was shot down…I was sleeping dreaming about a concoction of fish and chips and my home before the war. I lived on a farm‚ and I had my own horse…I miss him. My dad taught me how to ride when I was four; riding would provide me relief from school and farming. Anyways‚ I then I awoke to a storm of fire. The plane was literally sliced in two. I think the beastly enemy shot us down. Even though they shot us clean out of the sky‚ I wish to thank them and show some British manners to
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the British settlers as an outstanding military leader who became‚ in her lifetime and after‚ a symbol of unity and strength for her people during times of crisis. She was particularly important to them in the fierce fight with the British‚ during the First Maroon War from 1720 to 1739. Although she has been immortalised in songs and legends‚ certain facts about Nanny (or “Granny Nanny”‚ as she was affectionately known) have also been documented. Both legends and documents refer to her as having exceptional
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This is shown by our relationship with Canada‚ we originally got Canada from conquering France in 1763 due to beating the French in the Seven Years’ war. After the conquering of Canada we began collecting ’the treasured resource’ which was beaver pelt; at the time we were using this material to make hats that were popular to show how wealthy or how high their status was. During trading with Indians
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Both witnessing the decline of power‚ the Ottoman Empire and China experienced serious economic and political issues. The Ottoman Empire and China were among the most prosperous empires in the world‚ militarily eclipsing European countries in ancient times. However‚ due to similar reasons and idiosyncratic factors‚ the two empires saw the downfalls. To begin with‚ economically‚ the Ottoman Empire and China deteriorated from inside. However‚ the declines were different. The Ottoman Empire was one
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way to the Algerian leader‚ or dey‚ who reportedly spits on them and says‚ "Now I have got you‚ you Christian dogs‚ you shall eat stones." December 1790: Thomas Jefferson‚ as George Washington’s Secretary of State‚ recommends that Congress declare war on the pirates. The Senate rejects the call‚ earmarking $140‚000 instead for ransom payments. March 27‚ 1794: President George Washington signs a bill authorizing $688‚888.82 to build six frigates "adequate for the protection of the commerce of the
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desire for European goods. In an attempt to resolve the trade imbalance Britain began importing opium into China‚ which would prove to be disastrous for the Chinese population. The dispute over the importation of the drug eventually led to the Opium War‚ beginning in 1839. While several Chinese goods were in high demand‚ the market for Western goods in China was virtually non-existent‚ in part because China was very self-sufficient and their trade laws denied foreigners access to China’s interior
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economically China suffered and Japan prospered‚ Japanese agricultural productivity increased while China’s did not‚ and China only accepted a small amount of goods while Japan accepted a wide range of goods- and political interaction - China went to war but Japan did not‚ Japan adopted western learning styles but China did not‚ and Japan heavily increased taxes on their people after 1890‚ while China did not -but had very comparable geographic traits – both had ocean borders – Japan was completely
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commands Command Economy. Capitalist developmental state- strong state in alliance with private sector; using influence‚ not demands Maritime trade and empire in East and South-east Asia Europeans came to Asia to trade‚ the first phase of
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