Question 1 - Draw Conclusions: How did Western powers gain greater trading rights in China? Western powers began to make unequal treaties with China. The first treaty was after the first Opium war‚ China had to open 5 ports‚ one of which included Canton. The second treaty was‚ China doesn’t only lose more of their own rights‚ but loses rights to other countries as well‚ Christian missionaries were also allowed to be informally part of the new trade. Finally the next was the Destruction of the summer
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policies today. The Opium Wars‚ which first occurred in 1839 set off a time frame‚ which Chinese historians now refer to as a “Century of Humiliation”. The Opium Wars took place as a result of British merchants introducing Opium into the Chinese mainland. This new drug wreaked havoc on the people as many became addicted and the traditional inflow of money from foreign investment had been replaced with deficits created as a result of demand for the Opium. The movie‚ “The Opium War” depicts how Chinese
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Meng describes two of the causes of Opium War are British’s demand of an entrepot like Macau to Portugal‚ and the heavy expropriation of tariff from Canton system. Hsü Chung-yueh argues that the discrepant understandings of international relations‚ trade and jurisprudence led to the inevitable conflicts between China and Britain. Therefore‚ the Opium war is inevitable. Spence’s statement that there are several accounts for the outbreak of the Opium War: the chaos had appeared within the China
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title ‘Les Fleures du Mal’ and the obvious juxtaposition and symbolism within it. This particular poem is very interesting as it explores different types of drugs‚ sins and ‘poisons’ in our society‚ taking the reader on a dark journey from wine‚ to opium‚ to women and then to ‘la mort’ from the point of view of Baudelaire himself. Within the first stanza‚ Baudelaire speaks of the idyllic world that is created when he drinks wine; the ‘portiques’ that are created that allows the reader to imagine multiple
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centuries. One notable example of this would be The First Opium War (1839-42). The First Opium War was fought between the United Kingdom of Great Britain‚ and the Qing Empire. The three countries were argueing the viewpoints on peacekeeping relations‚ trade. At the time‚ the world’s most successful company was the The British East India Company. The company auctioned opium and growed it on their plantations in India to exchange it for silver. The opium was then transported to the China coast and sold to
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divided‚ lost their independence‚ and many new diseases emerged causing Africans to be killed. In India‚ there was a drastic loss of money‚ famine‚ racism‚ and British dominance. Lastly‚ China lost a lot of their culture and tradition‚ trade weakened‚ opium caused deaths‚ and there were many uprisings. In all three countries‚ while Imperialism had positive effects‚ the negative effects considerably overpowered the positive ones. First‚ the country of Africa spit due to Imperialism. When dividing this
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Bibliography: MacDonald.‚B (2006) An Introduction to Sociology in Ireland‚ 2nd Edition‚ Dublin‚ Gill & MacMillan Pg: 36- 38 Goldstein‚ W.S (2009) Marx‚ Critical Theory and Religion‚ (McKinnon‚ A.M Opium as Dialectics of Religion: Metaphor Expression and Protest.) ‚ Chicago IL‚ Haymarket Books‚ Pg: 11
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amplification of IP’s (TOI and brands)‚ IMC planning for brands (TOI’s clients) Worked a. Always Kabhi Kabhi – Brands Handled- Go Air‚ Fortis‚ Cloud 9‚ Mcdonalds‚ Wriggles‚ Fanta‚ Lin Pen b. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara –Brands handled Opium Sun glasses‚ created a Facebook game for the movie c. Ra.One –Brands handled- Volkwagen‚ Mcdonalds‚ Sony Playstation‚ Linc Pens‚ Kingfisher Airlines‚ Tods‚ Coke‚ Tommy Hilfiger‚ Western Union Money Transfer‚ Hero Cycles‚ Monarch d. Don
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economic incentive was to maintain their ability to trade in a certain country. The British had their economic incentive set on maintaining their ability to trade in China‚ they wanted to protect the Opium Trade. The Opium Trade included China trading their Opium for silver and tea. Eventually during the Opium War‚ the British used their military to defeat the Chinese; which completed their plan to earn their ability to trade in China. Other countries‚ including Rome‚ Spain in South America‚ Asia‚ and
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MRQS 1. Question: In what ways did the Industrial Revolution shape the character if the 19th century European imperialism? Notes: Industrial Revolution created new materials and products Wheat‚ meat‚ bananas‚ rubber‚ cocoa‚ palm oil‚ tea‚ gold and diamonds The demand for these products changed economic and social patterns of the world Europe was producing more then they could sell to their own people Wealthy European’s saw benefits from foreign markets Imperialism solved class conflict
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