The Second Opium War (1856 - 1860) Despite Treaty of Nanjing and following treaties‚ imperialistic countries wanted more privilege and opened ports. In 1856‚ Qing officials boarded Arrow‚ a Chinese-owned ship which was registered in Hong Kong and suspected of piracy and smuggling‚ and arrested its crews. British officials in Canton asked Chinese government to release sailors because the ship was registered in Hong Kong‚ a British territory. Moreover‚ British government insisted that
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western society have been seen as the unintelligent‚ powerless‚ and insignificant gender. Though something began to change between 1790 and 1860. Economically Women were now able to work‚ have money‚ and help their families; Domestically‚ there was the great admiration for women in the home now instead of just expecting their place to be there. The Industrial Revolution brought many changes to the whole nineteenth-century. It brought technology to make life much easier‚ economic growth‚ and most importantly
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Some pros were that the colonies would be stronger and more independent. the colonies would have strong central government to control the defense‚ taxation‚ postage‚ currency etc. also the Britain abandoned the mercantilism so the colonies would have to unite in order to survive because Britain no longer provided the colonies with the guarantee on market and it got its material from other countries for a lower price. this made the colonies go in depression because people had no jobs and they needed
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free trade‚ they could still get profit for their goods. Also the colonies could freely trade with each other because now no longer are they competition they are all part of the same nation working together. The Fenians were a HUGE problem in the 1860’s. The Fenians were Irish American soldiers that were super aggressive. The colonies on their own didn’t have enough defence to protect themselves over the Fenians; they would end up taking over all of the colonies eventually. So they all came together
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constitutional and social developments caused a revolution. There are a few important developments that will be mentioned. The first one is the secession of 1860‚ which was a constitutional development. Some other constitutional developments that caused conflict were the Emancipation Proclamation‚ three civil rights bills‚ and the reconstruction. Some social developments that caused conflict were the Freedmen’s Bureau‚ the Black Codes‚ and the Ku Klux Klan. One of the social developments was
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Unit 4 Essay - The Trail of Tears/Indian Removal 1815-1860 was a busy time for the United States of America. The country was still fairly new and everything was changing. The country had to deal with new land areas‚ Indian removal‚ nullification‚ a national bank‚ and everything in between. Whoever was elected as president had a large task ahead of them‚ not one president had it very easy. Ever since this country was founded‚ there was one substantial problem that lay ahead of them; the Native Americans
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Social Change Amongst American Drinkware While walking through the Art of the Americas wing in the Museum of Fine Arts‚ one can see the change in American history by walking room to room as well floor to floor. America has developed year after year since the beginning of its establishment. Throughout time‚ different media and new techniques were practiced in American art history. Richard Humphreys’ Coffeepot (1770) and Karl H. L. Müller’s Pitcher (1876) are examples of how styles‚ techniques‚
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Social change: a significant modification of behaviour‚ beliefs or culture within a society. There are two main schools of thought on how and when this is brought about. The structural functionalist perspective (hereby called functionalism) views society as a bunch of interdependent parts‚ all of which perform a function that is essential to the stability of the society as a whole. It sees change as mainly gradual and due to advancement‚ and considers rapid change to be threatening to society. Conflict
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because of their social circumstances. Marella‚ in The Secret Under My Skin made the choice to expose the fraud that has been brainwashed into the community by The Commission in hope of a better world. Percy Jackson‚ by revealing that Luke‚ son of Hades placed Zeus’ lightning bolt in his shield he hopes for a better life‚ one of peace and one that will lack bloodshed. Juliet‚ Marella and Percy teach us that those who disclose the truth‚ are able to bring about peace and positive change in their community
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What social changes were produces to citizens in the United States during the Cold War? The Cold War began because of a debate between two world superpowers‚ the United States and the USSR. The USSR functioned as Communist government and the United States operated with Capitalism. After the United States ended up winning the Cold War and the Soviet Union collapsed‚ the United States became the only world superpower and still is today. That makes huge social change in American society. Social movements
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