China trade from early 17th century to mid 19th century. Around 17th and 18th century‚ Western countries were extremely eager to reach the profitable Chinese market due to its privileged geological location. Although China had traded their riches with Europe along the Silk Road for centuries‚ Chinese government were afraid that the sea trade to the south would potentially corrupt their “imperial kingdom” and further try to conquer the country. From 1700 onwards‚ the government established a set
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What were the events that brought World War I? World War I is considered as one of the biggest war in the world. World War I started at July 28 1914‚ and ended at November 11 1918. During these 4 years of war‚ more than 9 million soldiers and 7 million citizens were killed. The war was caused by several different conflicts beforehand‚ such as colonial rivalry‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliances. But‚ the immediate event that triggered World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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American Imperialism January 17‚ 2011 American Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century was a very important era in our country. Imperialism is the acquisition of control over the government and the economy of another nation; usually by conquest. The United States became an imperialistic world power in the late nineteenth century by gaining control over the Hawaiian Island and after the Spanish American War (1898)‚ Guam‚ the Philippines‚ Cuba and Puerto Rico. (Davidson‚ Delay‚ Heyrman‚ Lytle &
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World War I‚ or The Great War‚ began in 1914 as a European conflict‚ it soon turned into a global conflict due to Alliance agreement between countries. The war ended in 1918‚ as the result‚ more than 8 million people died‚ and millions more were wounded‚ it directly cost all belligerents nearly 82 billion in 1913 dollars‚ because of the high cost of war‚ many country were in extreme poverty. On April 6‚ 1917‚ the United States stepped into the war and joined its allies‚ the British‚ French‚ and Russian
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“To what extent was Hitler responsible for the Second World War?” ‘From the first day that he "seized power‚" January 30‚ 1933‚ Hitler knew that only sudden death awaited him if he failed to restore pride and empire to post-Versailles Germany.’[1] The Second World War was the deadliest battle in History. Figures estimate that over 59 million people were killed during its conflict. German leadership was under Adolf Hitler‚ a ruthless dictator who was the chancellor of Germany during the majority
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the First World War Nationalism played an integral role in the outbreak of the First World War. Nationalism began as a unifying force demanding nation states to come together. Nationalism developed into a phenomenon where people with shared cultural‚ religious and ethnic heritage believed in a perceived superiority to other peoples. This perceived superiority altered nationalism and slowly turned it into Social Darwinism which began to develop throughout Europe during the Nineteenth Century. For
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How did the work of the early pioneers of photography change people’s understanding of‚ and relationship with‚ the world around them? You may‚ if you wish‚ concentrate on one subject area - e.g. war photography‚ documentary photography‚ travel photography. (Please note that this question requires you to consider early reactions – i.e. nineteenth century material.) The invention of photography in the nineteenth century exposed the unknown to the general public. Suddenly‚ parts of
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The underlying causes of World War One are a mix of militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. Militarism is the belief that a country should have a strong military and is prepared to use it to defend their country. Alliances in WWI put the Allies‚ Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United States against the Central Powers‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Germany‚ Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. Imperialism is when a country spreads its influences throughout another country through diplomacy or
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Causes of World War 1 World War 1 was a major part of history and impacted many things. Lots of things were required to be done‚ with how it went on. Many of the colonies had their differences with one another. The Germans did not like that they were in between Russia and France‚ so they created an alliance with Austria-Hungary to try to reassure them. That did not end up working. Then Serbia decided to assassinate the Archduke of Austria and his family‚ hoping it would trigger a rebellion in the
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The First World War was a monumental and detrimental global influenced conflict that brought about the destruction of at least ten-million lives‚ and forever changing millions more. While nearly a war fought fully on European soil‚ the nations involved were not near-relatively restricted to European countries. Of these various non-European nations‚ consisted that of Canada‚ a dominion of Great Britain. To that point in time‚ Canada was a young developing subsidiary of the British crown‚ as Confederation
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