First Sino-Japanese War

Assignment Romans Greek and civilization Unit 5 The Punic wars are series of three conflicts between the Carthaginian republic and the Roman republic; they last about a century. These wars mainly based on a conflict of interests between both Romans and Carthaginians. The first one wanted the Sicily that the Carthaginians controlled, and the last one to control Italy and the Mediterranean. Indeed historian related that at the beginning of the First Punic War, Carthage was a dominant power in the…

According to Arizona's Premier Drug Addiction Treatment Center, In the 18th century, Europe had great desire for goods and products created by the Chinese, but the Chinese were not as interested in European goods, like Europeans were for Chinese goods. This situation created a trade imbalance between these two countries. The only way to pay China back was with silver. In 1773 , Britain took over the Bengal Province in India which at the time was a large producer of opium.British decided to…

Punic war was the most devastating war that had to face Carthage. After the end of the first Punic war, Carthage managed to recover economically thanks to the choices of Amilcare, Asdrubale and especially Hannibal, who once became head of the Carthaginian army in Spain, with the siege of Segundo, began the war. "He invaded ever deeper inland and then besieged and conquered Saguntum (modern Sagunto, just north of Valencia), a long-time ally of Rome, in 219 BCE" (Cartwright, 2016). Once the war…

Emily Oh November 5, 2016 Period 4 Walter History Day Rough Draft 2016-2017 Emperor Meiji took a stand in history by playing an active role during the prosecution of the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, adopting the cabinet system of government for Japan, and issuing an edict that proclaimed the conquest of Korea to Japan. Emperor Meiji’s impact on history was writing the Meiji Constitution, developing the Imperial Diet, having a well-developed transport and communication system,…

their continued possession of power. For Japan, their power fluctuated, depending on whether they were in times of war or peace, prosperity or poverty, and their allegiances. After having fought alongside the Allies during World War I, Japan prospered, but was then discriminated against, leading Japan to switch sides and join the Axis powers in World War II. Japan entered into World War II seeking power by means of land, natural resources, and military dominance. Though Japan thought they were…

Research Question: To what extent did the uprising of peasants during the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 contribute to the Chinese Communist Party’s victory over the Chinese Nationalist Party in the Chinese Revolution in 1946? Relevance of the Source: The two sources that are evaluated are Fanshen: A Documentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village by William Hinton and The Reluctant Combatant: Japan and the Second Sino-Japanese War by Lin Si-Yun and Minoru Kitamura. These sources are relevant to my…

The 19th and 20th century were mainly filled with violence, war, and corruption in Southeast Asia. During the mid-19th century, China was the strongest country in East Asia, Korea was strongly influenced by the Chinese, and Japan was starting to open up relations with foreign powers (mainly the west). However, by the end of the mid-20th century, everything changed: China gained a new political system, Korea was annexed and freed of Japanese rule, and Japan suffered a major loss. So, how did…

VI. Impact of the Russo-Japanese War The War ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth, and was a significant loss of a Western Power due to an Eastern military. Winning a battle against China during the first Sino-Japanese only showed the Western powers that Japan had a strong enough military to engage in overseas battler, while the Russo-Japanese war gave Japan more prestige because of the defeat of a western military with a long standing history of military strength and dominance in the region. On…

During the beginning of the 20th century, China had severe repercussions on its economy and social life, along with many natural disasters. The scatter of foreign and domestic policies across China, along with the defeat in the first Sino-Japanese War, eventually led to an uprising in China. During the rebellion there was an imbalance between social classes and power. Unfortunately, this created instability among the Chinese, leading to the 1911 revolution. Foreign influences in China were seen…

“All is fair in love and war” (Smedley ch. 50), this saying is one of the most famous throughout the world, because of the truth it contains. In the past it would seem that war was something unregulated, telecommunication was harder to do, therefore it was harder to know what exactly was happening. As a result there have been some horrendous acts throughout the history of war that are not acknowledged. Although this issue has not been around for long, it has gained a support and opposition like…