Names for the war Further information: Terminology of the Vietnam War Various names have been applied to the conflict. Vietnam War is the most commonly used name in English. It has also been called the Second Indochina War and the Vietnam Conflict. As there have been several conflicts in Indochina‚ this particular conflict is known by the names of its primary protagonists to distinguish it from others.[56] In Vietnamese‚ the war is generally known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (Resistance War Against America)
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Punic Wars The three Punic wars consisted of a series of conflicts of interest‚ especially land control‚ between the growing Roman Republic and the already existing Carthaginian Empire. The Punic wars started in year 246 BC and extended until year 146 BC. During this period‚ the Romans had control over the main peninsula of Italy and Carthage ruled the islands and also the commerce of the West part of the Mediterranean. These two empires were in good terms at one point; however‚ a dispute regarding
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Notice for Scholars This monograph was originally published as the September 1972 issue of Southeast Asian Perspectives‚ a publication of the American Friends of Vietnam‚ an organization which was formed in 1955 and prior to its demise two decades later included on its board such diverse figures as Senators John F. Kennedy and Mike Mansfield‚ Socialist Party Chairman Norman Thomas‚ and Journalist Robert Shaplen. It is reprinted here with the permission of the author. Please note that in formatting
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in a series of wars‚ named “the Punic Wars” for the Latin word punicus‚ meaning “Phoenecian.” Even with the outcomes of the Punic Wars being what they were‚ their effects on Rome were both positive and negative‚ ultimately leading to the fall of the Roman Republic. In 264 B.C.‚ Rome became involved in what later became the Punic Wars. The Greek Colony of Messina (sometimes known as Messana) requested help from Rome when King Hiero from Syracuse invaded. Though this first war just begun as
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most remained hostile towards them. China had been isolated from Europe for centuries until Britain began trading opium for silver. Eventually the Chinese became addicted to opium and fearing for the health of his people the emperor banned the import of opium and all trade with Europe. Britain rejected the demand and when the Chinese attempted to destroy stores of Opium‚ the Opium War was started. China was quickly defeated and gave Britain Hong Kong and several ports open to trade. In 1856 the Chinese
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people. The response to the West However‚ the Opium War from 1839 to 1842 occurred earlier than these domestic rebellions‚ which happened after 1850. Thus first we should review how Ch’ing China responded to the threat from the West. Basically we can perhaps divide this into two stages to consider‚ the first being the Opium War (the First Anglo-Chinese War of 1839-1842)2 and the second the Arrow War (the Second Opium War or the War of Anglo-French Allies against China in 1856-1860). It was
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craftsmanship‚ newest weapons‚ other valuable items and opium. Nonetheless‚ Britain wanted trade with the Kingdom of China. China’s economy was bigger than Britain‚ and the trade was in their favor‚ so the Brits wanted to tip the balance to them. The Emperor wanted no official trade with England. Nonetheless‚ there was still unofficial trading of opium for silk and fine porcelain. Sadly because of the greedy trading with Britain‚ and the obtaining of opium‚ millions of people were addicted to this drug
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In 1836‚ the Chinese government undertook a major policy review of the opium trade. Lin Zexu volunteered to take on the task of suppressing opium. In March 1839‚ he became Special Imperial Commissioner in Canton‚ where he ordered the foreign traders to surrender their opium stock. He confined the British to the Canton Factories and cut off their supplies. Chief Superintendent of Trade‚ Charles Elliot‚ complied with Lin’s demands in order to secure a safe exit for the British‚ with the costs involved
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instruments play. There are many examples of core and peripheries in the world and only a handful of examples will be discussed. From paper 1‚ the relationship of core and periphery is discussed between the British East Indian Company and China. At first‚ China was the core and the British East Indian Company was the periphery. China was the core because China had the balance of trade tipping towards them. When China was asking only for silver for trade‚ Britain had no choice but to only trade silver
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international trade. Opium‚ the sticky‚ yellowish‚ latex residue that is dried and that comes from the poppy plant‚ has been a global commodity for centuries. This plant contains approximately 10% of the analgesic alkaloid protein that is chemically processed to produce natural and synthetic opioids that are used both legally and illegally (Drugs.com). The comprehensive history
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