Discussion Forum Question Unit 5 What were the outcomes of the second Punic War? The second Punic war was caused by the growing rivalry between the two great powers that were struggling for supremacy in the western Mediterranean (Morey‚ W.C.‚ 1901). In the Second Punic War‚ the great Carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy and scored great victories at Lake Trasimene and Cannae before his eventual defeat at the hands of Rome’s Scipio Africanus in 202 B.C. which left Rome in control of the western
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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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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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at first sight‚ its intended meaning goes undoubtedly far deeper. The more scholars a country has‚ the more advanced the technology is. If a country fails to keep pace with others in the development of technology‚ a terrible catastrophe may happen soon. For example‚ The Qing dynasty is the richest in the world in 18th century. However it did not allow ideas and development from the world to come to China. Secluding China from the world leads to a lot of war – the Opium War‚ the Second Opium War
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Opium is the world’s most addictive component that is able to affect a person’s life positively and negatively. The opium comes from a poppy plant which can be transformed into medication that people can use as painkillers or as a drug that can be highly abused to hit euphoria. Hospitals and militaries use opium in a form called morphine which is used to treat severe pain. In order to fight effectively during battles‚ opium was consumed in order to withstand a great amount of pain and if a solider
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The Punic Wars were a series of conflicts fought between the forces of ancient Carthage and Rome between 264 BCE and 146 BCE. The conflicts were fought on a wide area in Carthage and the Iberian Peninsula and in Italy and lasted 188 years. Carthage grew from a small port-of-call to the richest and most powerful city in the Mediterranean region before 260 BCE. It had a powerful navy‚ a mercenary army and‚ through tribute‚ tariffs‚ and trade‚ enough wealth to do as the Carthaginians pleased. Through
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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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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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"Coffee‚ Tea‚ or Opium?" In "Coffee‚ Tea‚ or Opium‚" the authors main point is that even at this point in history some rulers felt that drug importation throughout other countries was immoral for their economic and social status. China’s commissioner for foreign trade‚ Lin Zexu wanted to stop the illegal importation of opium into his country. Lin saw that the opium trade was damaging the publics health and was bleeding China of its wealth. The emperor of Manchu had given Lin extensive power and
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Opium Study Sheet Opium General term for all opiates Opiate Any alkaloid found in the opium poppy plant Alkaloid Organic compound containing basic nitrogen atoms Opium poppy plant Also known as common garden poppy Produces poppy seeds Grows large green pods before blooming If cut‚ latex leaks out Once latex dries (oxidizes) it becomes smokeable tar This tar is what the Chinese bought and what caused the opium wars Refined raw opium Morphine Always present in opium Pure morphine
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