that they made was extremely crucial for their goal of taking over Africa. Since more money means buy more stuff which means buy more weapons which means more guns to help take over Africa. Most of the money made by the Europeans was Them selling Opium. Opium was a drug that was sold to the chinese which generated Profit. CONCLUSION In Conclusion‚ The Europeans came to take over the world in the 1800s because of their Technological advancement and Trade. And Were able to keep the land theirs‚ because
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off contact with them completely. This hurt the economy nations that conducted trade with them such as Britain. After the British could no longer afford to lose revenue through the Chinese’s isolation‚ they snuck opium into the nation. The Chinese responded by burning it and sparked the Opium War. The defeat
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Rebecca Ducharme Professor Estey World History-HIS 271 A 22 February 2012 Asian Empires of the 19th Century During the rise of European Powers‚ in the times of the Industrial Revolution‚ the Asian Empires were quickly falling behind. Each nation in the Asian Empire had a strong and rigid internal focus and due to their refusal to adapt to the changing times each empire was lead to its decline. By the start of the nineteenth century the technological gap was increasingly clear. It was not until
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12/2/11 World Civ. China 9:55 Mon‚ Wed Part A ‚ Number 2 The Qing Dynasty‚ like all the Chinese Dynasties‚ began with an expectation of success. The Zhou Dynasty found such success within the “100 schools of thought”‚ while the Qin found success within trade and exploration which in the end‚ unified China (Russ). However‚ the Qing Dynasty found a different way to make their mark with the development of the Chinese Dictionary‚ forming Banner systems and population increase. Nevertheless‚ while
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British Imperialistic Journey Into India and China British imperialism heralded changes in society‚ industry‚ and cultures of both India and China. Both nations were forever changed by this Western influence. India was an underdeveloped‚ naive country‚ easily manipulated and exploited by the territorially crazed‚ money-hungry British Empire. They influenced India’s economy‚ imposed unjust laws‚ and created hostels and uprisings within the nation. In contrast‚ China was a more advanced and developed
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Ever since there have been drugs introduced into the United States‚ there have been people to abuse them; ever since there have been people to abuse drugs‚ there have been other people fighting against drug abusers. All throughout history people’s minds have being changing and people have become smarter and the ways of thinking have changed therefore making the fight against drug abusers a constantly changing battle. There have been many different approaches taken by many different types of people
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War in America‚ which made India the largest producer of cotton textiles and caused a rapid boom‚ as well as the opium trade that flourished after the Opium war in the 1840s had ended. 1860 and the subsequent years were seen as an important era for the making of this city‚ as the economic growth had several implications on the social and political life as well. Thus‚ this period saw the coming up of several shops owned by business families who had migrated from different regions of India‚ setting
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Sherlock Holmes: Explore the reasons behind the enduring popularity. One of the main reasons for the enduring popularity of Sherlock Holmes from the time it was written to the present day was the way that all the stories were told through the eyes of Dr. Watson. This showed how incredible Sherlock Holmes was when his own powers of deduction could see a lot more clues and evidence from the same hat as we the reader could see. Also with Watson being the narrator‚ we are kept in suspense as to what
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recreational drug for its euphoric effects. Heroin can be injected‚ snorted‚ and smoked. Some people mix cocaine with heroin and call it a speed ball. Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine‚ a natural substance taken from the seed pod of the Asian opium poppy plant. Heroin was first made in 1898 by the bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany first used as a treatment for tuberculosis and a remedy for morphine addiction. Heroin can be a white or brown powder‚ or a black sticky substance known as black
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