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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rebellion‚ Hung Xiuquan‚ the leader of the Taiping Rebellion‚ believed that according to Confucius law‚ it was his right to overthrow the Qing emporer who had lost the Mandate of Heaven due to over population and the loss to the British during the Opium war. Hung Xiuquan promoted sexual equality. He wanted to abolish foot binding and appointed of women as administrators and officers in the Taiping army to fight against the Qings. He also believed in the abolishment of the private ownership of land and
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The Opium Tragedy Since the US invasion of Afghanistan the opium output in the region has increased over five thousand percent. The mass production of opium began with the US backed overthrow of the secular government in Afghanistan and escalated expeditiously with the ensuing civil war. Before this the Taliban had banned the use of narcotics and kept poppy cultivation low. But the Taliban required military funding for the conflicts and what better way is there to obtain billions of dollars than
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waterborne illnesses. The East India Company was most famous for trading and exporting tea; it had a monopoly in the tea business. This monopoly and power led to the crumble of one of the greatest civilization of China.‚ this was because of the trade of opium. Political: China was a really strong civilization at the time; it was completely
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plundering other countries’ resources and make their own country wealthy. But its failure tell us that unfair trade such as smuggle and monopoly could not work for a long time and colonial people would fight for their freedom. British East India Company’s first important event was the tea trade with China. In the 17th century‚ Chinese tea was really popular in England. It was said that “each man‚ woman and child almost consumed three hundred cups every year” (Labaree‚ 1975). Not only upper class like drinking
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disputes and problems that led to war. When dealing with western powers a negative result always occurred for China as they had inferior technology and military. This allowed the Europeans to create unfair treaties and take advantage of the Chinese; ultimately exploiting them and causing their economy and advancement as a nation to falter. The largest and perhaps most significant set of events concerning economic conditions in China in the 1800’s were the Opium Wars. However to fully understand their
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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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would buy in large quantities. Eventually‚ the British East India company discovered such a product - opium. Opium is a habit forming narcotic made from the poppy plant. The Chinese government tried to stop the opium trade by appealing to British royalty. When those pleas went unanswered‚ the quarrel
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amounts of opium that they gathered from from India. Soon there after‚ the balance of payments had reversed. The Chinese were the ones trading the gold and silver‚ along with other goods for the opium. Opium is an addictive drug prepared from the opium poppy‚ used as a narcotic and in medicine as an analgesic. The Chinese were hooked! This caused a pandemic of drug abuse‚ and large economic chaos. In 1830‚ the Chinese government tried extremely hard to end the importation of opium. They sent a
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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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