Imperialism in Asia

Islamic world’s grander economy and the merchandises that could be imported from Asia. The Mongol Empire, which hurried up interactions between the civilizations of Asia, also encouraged European interest. The plummet of the khans in China interrupted this exchange, as China became once again a land of mystery to Europeans. Europe’s upper classes had by this time become habituated to introduced products from Southeast Asia and India, particularly spices. These goods were brought to the Middle…

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) refers to Asian individuals as “having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam” (as cited by Hoeffel, E. M., Rastogi, S., Kim, M. O., & Shahid, H., 2012). From 2000 to 2010 the Asian population grew 43 percent, from 10.2 million to 14.7 million, which is four…

Until the early 1900s, countries were separated by prodigious geopolitical barriers, such as mountains, deserts, and oceans. To travel from country to country for trade, or even village to city, meant using ground or water transportation—which could take from a few weeks to a few months to do. However, the invention of the airplane allows people to now take a trip in a few hours which previously would have taken a few weeks. Now, people all around the globe are more interconnected than ever…

As cherry blossoms, once bloom fall, the smell of rice in the air. Busy one half, memorizing the other, this is Japan. I hope to visit this fascinating and vast place one day and really experience the style that they wear. I want to be emerged with the culture they have. Taking in an eyeful of the surroundings they are engaged, but that has only been in contrast of the technological advances that they have achieved in. That is really what makes japan unlike no other country in the world. Going…

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trade through the Ottoman Empire easier, serving to expedite connections across Western Asia. In Europe, England and the Netherlands chartered the British East India Company and the Dutch East India Company respectively. These were joint-stock companies that ventured to the Indian Ocean and had the power to go to war and govern conquered peoples. The companies earned a profit through transit trade within Asia and could therefore purchase Asian spices and textiles without having to pay for them…

This migrant issue has become a problem because of the Syrian civil war, the war between the government and the rebels is the main reason of migration. This civil war began nearly four years ago and has terrorized the country. Syria’s government has resorted to drafting citizens into the army, this led many choose the risky option of taking a 20-minuet route through Turkey and Greece. The route originally required a boat to sail through the Mediterranean Sea, like in the odyssey, but this new…

Indexicality of language and style-shifting in Kebab Norwegian “Kebab Norwegian” is traced to “Kebab Svenska” (Kebab Swedish, now “Rinkebysvenska”) and was imported to Norway in the mid-1990s. Kebab Norwegian was rapidly adopted by the media and by word of mouth, and generally refers to the vernacular, the most relaxed and least conscious way of speaking, Norwegian amongst young people with and without immigrant background in the multilingual urban spaces of Oslo. The term was first coined in…

months due to Japanese obstructionism. The diplomat forged on and was able to convince the Japanese after 2 years to open trade with America. This did not last long though, and Japan like China proved that America was to be a junior to Britain in East Asia for the time being. Moving from the Pacific, America began to look more closely around “home” per se. One such place was Cuba. America attempted numerous time to acquire Cuba from Spain, but the efforts were for not. The premise behind the…

Jared’s explanation for the Europeans being the first to be exposed to these things because of their location. They were able to obtain animals, which gave them diseases that they would later become immune to. They were able to learn languages with Asia, and could make trades for expansive weapons. I agree with Jared Diamond and find these facts to be convincing, if these factors were not in play I think that maybe the New World would have been…