How has the First Opium War affect China’s imports? During the Qing dynasty‚ the Qing government wasn’t very fond of trade or any kind of contact with the outside world. If they found something they disliked‚ they would destroy it or throw it away. Britain was facing a problem at this time: they wanted silk‚ and porcelain‚ which were mainly in China. At the same time though‚ China didn’t really want any of Britain’s items. Britain was paying for all the Chinese items with silver‚ the only value
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Algerian Independence War 1954 Carlo Cavaliere Causes of War November 23rd 2012 Colonization of countries by the world leaders proved to be a successful and profitable action that completely abolished human rights of countries that were colonized but lined the pockets of the elite colonizers. Numerous countries were plundered and forced in to being ruled by superior and more powerful elite nations. However‚ after hundreds of years nations and peoples‚ who had been colonized‚ began to
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Count Walewski‚ urges a direct attack on Vietnam‚ Admirial Gencuilly invades Danang with 14 ships and 2500 troops. 1861: Admiral Charner attacks Saigon. 1862: Treaty of Saigon‚ Cochinchina ceded to France. 1870-80: French colonialists explore Indochina. 1883: Francois Hammand attacks Hue City and sacks the Royal Palace. Emperor Heip Hoa signs Treaty f Protectorate. Annam and Tonkin ceded to France. Hiep Hoa murdered by his mandarins. 1885: French troops attack Hue. Emperor Ham Nghi flees
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was a Vietnamese Marxist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He formed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the Việt cộng during the Vietnam War until his death. Hồ led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward‚ establishing the communist-governed Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954 at Điện Biên Phủ. He lost political power in 1955—when he
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Ho Chi Minh (HCM) 1890-1965 Family background and education ← Born in Nguyen Sinh Cung in Kimlien in Annam province ← His father>teacher employed by the French‚ resigned in protest of French dominance over Vietnam>Ho learnt to resist French & fight for independence from his father ← Run msg’s for the anti French underground when he was a child ← Brought up n strong Confucian teachings and went to French school‚ where he learnt to speak French ← 1911 left Vietnam on a
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How far did the Boer War affect the British control of its African Empire? The Boer War was fought between the British and white Dutch settlers in South Africa 1899-1902. It had many effects‚ and led to the growth of anti-imperialism within British politics and society‚ and highlighted the incompetence of the British military. It also resulted in the formation of the union of South Africa and to the formation of a Dominion in South Africa. The whole idea of imperialism had changed – the meaning
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1945‚ the Allied powers began occupying the war torn nations of Asia and the Pacific Rim. Among these countries were those in Indochina. In Vietnam as Japanese occupiers stepped aside‚ southern portions of the state were occupied first by the British and within a few months‚ by troops of the new French Fourth Republic (1946-1959). It seemed natural since Free French forces had supported the British and Americans in World War II (WWII) and Indochina had been a French colony since the 1880s.
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Kitchener - The Boer offensive The Siege of Lady Smith 1899 Shame be brought on Paul Kruger. How dare he bring Boer offensives into British held Colony areas. This has caused trouble and now it has been declared that the British are fighting in war‚ another war in which we shall not lose! The Boer may have mobility but what they lack is the key to British troops fighting‚ order. My men‚ have mastered order and with the equiptment supplied we are sure to win this battle. The origins of this conflict
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Anyone know about the symbolism in ‘A Quiet American’ by Graham Greene? Pyle represents the idealistic New Age America‚ thirsty for heroism. Phuong represents pre-war Vietnam‚ passive‚ innocent. What exactly does Fowler represent? Is it the wisdom and world-weariness of Old Europe or Britain’s involvement in the war simply for personal gain? The symbolism of the individual characters has to be placed within the context of colonialism‚ since that was the relationship between the nations they
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of Vietnamese background brian? I need some help with this historical question? Brian: yeh mate what do you want to know? Lee: have u heard about the Vietminh‚ the Indochinese communist party formed by Ho Chi Minh? Brian: Yeh of course‚ Wait a second do you have any idea who the Vietminh were? Lee: Well I do know that the Vietminh originated in Southern China. In Southern China there were a large concentration of exiled members of the Indo-Chinese communist party from Vietnam. They then formed
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