First Liberian Civil War

The Opium Wars were two wars in the 19th century which forced China to trade with the world. The first opium war was between Great Britain and China in the 19th century, this was also called the Anglo-Chinese War. War had begun due to the different viewpoints they had on diplomatic relations, trade, and administration of justice for foreign nationals in China. An imbalance in the European market was created when the Europeans demanded for Chinese goods (silk,porcelain, and tea). In the 17th and…

While studying the history of the archaic forces that fought in the Punic Wars, it is important to understand the rise of each side involved. The Punic Wars were fought between the powerhouses of the Western Mediterranean. On one side was the well established Carthaginians and on the other was the up and coming Romans. Both dominant city states would expand and eventually rise to conflict against each other. This essay will delve into the aspects that allowed Carthage to reign successful and…

rebellion by giving the free black man rights and abolishing slavery which gave General Toussaint L'Ouverture an opportunity to take over. He wanted to get rid of all British and Spanish influences in Haiti. This resulted in a war but in the end L'Ouverture was successful and war came to an end 1804. This event is significant because it was another step toward…

weather of Vietnam Caputo says, “It was as if the sun and the land itself were in league with the Vietcong, wearing us down, driving us mad, killing us.” His descriptive and horrid depiction of the war was another reason for many people to protest the war. The book was significant in showing that the Vietnam war was violent, with horrible bombings, insubordinate soldiers, torturing of soldiers, killing of civilians, and the emotional detachment of senior…

because of trading rights. Later the dispute transformed into a full-scale war. But the British won the war with ease because of the superior weaponry and training. This could be seen as the most humiliating defeat the Chinese empire have to endure. The whole ordeal ended with The Chinese signing many unfair treaties. And it could also be considered as the beginning of the modern china. The events which led to the opium war. The Chinese and Europe had been trading Ever since the arrival of…

What were the outcomes of the second Punic War? The attack on Rome by Hannibal of Carthage resulted in Rome and its allies’ defeat but Carthage did not manage to build on gains of their spoils of the war because they lacked the main resources in terms of military men needed for such development. Rome took advantage of this scenario and defeated Carthage at the battle of Zama 202 BCE series of similar defeats gave the Romans total control and dominion over the Mediterranean. “Carthage, although…

Punic War? Why should historians treat their interpretations with caution? The Second Punic War of 218-201BC demonstrated a challenge for Rome to prove its power against Carthage, and to finally establish itself as the greatest and most powerful city-state of the Mediterranean. The accounts of Roman historian Livy and Greek historian Polybius allow events surrounding the Second Punic War to be analyzed and explained in terms of significance and effect to determine what caused this infamous war.…

Choosing Not to Look at the War in Vietnam’, Loewen’s main point is to look into how and why the Vietnam War has been ignored in modern day education, and how this has left our young students completely in the dark about the events of the Vietnam War. In order to this point, Loewen highlights the differences in coverage in textbooks of the Vietnam War in comparison to smaller wars, as well as how these textbooks represent or gloss over events that occurred during the war. First off, Loewen…

Podcast Critique: The China History Podcast: “The Opium War” Laszlo Montgomery’s podcast, The China History Podcast: “The Opium War” discusses the background, causes and effects of the First Opium War, which lasted from 1839 to 1842 and ended with the first of the “unequal treaties”, the Treaty of Nanjing, which forced China to cede Hong Kong and several harbors to the British Empire. The podcast has one speaker and is primarily informational with an informal tone. One event that Montgomery…

evolutionism tried to achieve both in order to preserve the Confucius teachings. His ultimate goal was Great Peace in human society (not profit maximization from a capitalist view), and laws and government were more important than biological reasoning. First, Kang Youwei framed Chinese Wenming under Confucian values. While the Western culture believed that civilizations could only advance through science and technology, Kang Youwei argued that progress required “the moral life of conscious…