______________‚” wherein Europeans were subject to their laws‚ not Chinese laws. 7. You might think the result of this war would be a shift in the ______________ _____ _________ in Britain’s favor‚ but that wasn’t immediately the case. 8. In fact‚ the British were importing so much _______ from China that the trade deficit actually _________ more than $30 billion. 9. But eventually‚ after another war (and one of the most destructive civil rebellions in Chinese and possibly world history‚ the Taiping Rebellion)
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the Opium wars‚ where in 1839 the British cut off China’s coast blockading them to their homelands. Consequently‚ the trade deficit destroyed China’s economy by opium smugglers driving silver out of the economy by smuggling the addicting drug into China. This eventually led to the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842‚ where five ports became unrestricted to foreign trade and gave the rights of Hong Kong up. Thus directly started the Sino-Japanese War‚ where in 1894 China and Japan battled. This war furthered
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time‚ so that I would live to see another day. There aren’t enough gas masks for everyone so I had to watch my friend suffocate from the gas. I can’t believe I am here and I wake up every morning wondering if I will wake up tomorrow. Pray that the war is over soon and I am able to return home alive. Kellie Dear Mom and Dad‚ I’m OK for right now but I don’t know how long I can stay alive because the amount of gas they blow-up over here. All the dead body’s that are rotting and especially the
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7.0 Intercultural communication and negotiation in Indochina (Cambodia‚ Laos‚ and Vietnam) INTRODUCTION Under this chapter‚ explores three main sub-topic which is firstly is barriers to effective communication‚ secondly is approaches to successful international negotiations‚ and thirdly is being culturally intelligent in Indochina. The discussion of differences in communicative goals in an intercultural negotiation setting. Every country have their own cultural whether Cambodia‚ Laos‚ and Vietnam
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Japanese imperialism has to do with China. China and Japan both had an interest in Korea‚ and there was a conflict. Japan came out victorious‚ and was even able to gain the island of Taiwan. However‚ a dispute with Russia (known as the Russo-Japanese war) over territory in Manchuria and Korea was the announcement to the world that Japan was now a force to be reckoned with. Japan’s victory surprised the other nations‚ and Japan gained more power through this victory. For Japan‚ Korea was a very valuable
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of Imperialism: Thesis: During the eighteenth century the Ottoman Empire lost much of its power to provincial governors‚ escalating many new encounters of reform. To justify or deny such climatic choices of reform called for a time of war. Following times of war were times of recovery; however‚ some empires could not withhold such responsibilities and fell through the cracks of their own broken establishment. The Ottoman Empire: In 1798‚ Napoleon invaded Egypt and defeated the Mamluk forces he
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How far do you agree that the Qing Dynasty fell mainly because of the humiliation of China at the hands of foreigners? The Qing Dynasty fell apart in the 19th after flourishing throughout the 18th century. Like many complicated systems‚ it grew brittle and inflexible. It could not adjust as new problems arose. Bad harvests‚ warfare‚ rebellions‚ overpopulation‚ economic disasters‚ and foreign imperialism contributed to the dynasty’s collapse. The qing rulers were themselves foreign as they were
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Chinese nationalists attacked foreign settlements and murdered dozens of Christian missionaries; US troops participated in an international force to crush the rebellion of the Boxers; China was forced to pay a huge sum of indemnities * Opium Wars * A war between Great Britain and China that began in 1839 as a conflict over the opium trade and ended in 1842. The Chinese gave up Hong Kong to the British and they Chinese also opened 5 of their ports to foreign merchants. Lastly they also granted
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fiercest enemy to the Roman civilization. At the end of the Republic though‚ Carthage became Rome’s biggest rival and enemy. These battles were to identify which one will gain the supremacy or dominion over the world. Being aware of the impact of those wars‚ the Romans had done the essential by winning the fight; something that resulted in the
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into China for non-medical uses. • By 1835 as many as 12 million Chinese people were addicted to the drug. War Breaks out • This growing supply of opium cause great problems for China. • In 1839 one of Qing Emperors highest advisors wrote a letter to England’s Queen Victoria about the problem. • The result was a clash between the British and the Chinese. This was called The Opium War War Breaks out (Cont.) • China’s outdated ships were no match to Britain’s steam powered gun boat . • The Chinese
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