Nanjing

other than the ability to more easily communicate and trade with the rest of the world. The negative effects of imperialism and colonization in East Asia, Africa, and India far exceeded the positives. In the case of China, according to The Treaty of Nanjing, many ports (Amoy, Fuchow, Ningpo, and Shanghai) were forced open, which allowed many more foreigners into China, and increased the danger of more opium being brought into the country illegally. China, in the midst of recovery from the Opium…

When Teachers Rebel 8:00 am and the bell rings. Families and relatives were dressed up in their best outfits while they excitedly waited for the graduation to start. The Master of Ceremony approached center stage and gave the signal for everyone to stand for the presentation of Hinomaru and “Kimigayo”. Katsuki sensei and a few of his students refused to stand and sing. A few days later, Katsuki sensei was given a pay cut and was redistricted to a poorer school prefecture. He was punished because…

If you ask me my plans for the summer vocation, I will reply you many answer. I am very like the summer vocation. Because it is my last summer vocation, firstly I will go out to travel with my friends, I want to XiAn best, I like old city very much. Then, I plan to buy a guitar, I really want to learn play the guitar, because I used agree on learning play the guitar with a boy who is my best friends. I also want to learn cook, my mother always decline to teach me cooking, she thinks I need’nt…

does not contribute any of his own money to his organization Akon Lighting Africa which can be seen as problematic in and of itself but the largest economic contributor to his organization is from China Jiangsu International Group, a state-owned, Nanjing-based construction firm. (Akon Lighting Africa , 2015). This raises a red flag because it comes from a state owned organization in China causing China to have a substantial influence over Akon Lighting Africa’s initiative. The…

Wells H. Gwin Gwin 1 Doctor James McCord Period 2/3 2 March 2017 Why The Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Were Justified In 1945 the United States altered the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. They did this by dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Although bombing Japan was no question a tragedy, doing so was the best option for America. The United States was justified in bombing Japan because the United States…

After the Marco Polo incident, the Japanese then spread out in China soon reaching Nanjing. To protect the Chinese citizens from being killed brutally, the International Safety Zones Community built a safety zone. Not long after it was built more than 200,000 people move into it. Thanks to the International Safety Zones Community’s effort, this left a legacy in the Chinese history in standing up to the Japanese. Before the Massacre started, the Japanese first have to settle in China. Japan…

when go through tough lives At the end of this book, after Scarlett suffered many difficulties and losses, and she did not know what will happen to her next, she said : “after all, tomorrow is another day!”（Mitchell Margret. Gone with the Wind. Nanjing. Yilin Press.2000.Print， page1235） This simple sentence really shocked me. No matter what difficulties one is going through, being optimistic can help him struggle…

Emperor Hirohito was Japan's 124th emperor who is vital to the history because he played a major role within world history. He was known as the Showa Tenno emperor. Showa is translated into "enlightened peace" and Tenno is translated into "heavenly sovereign." This is exceptionally ironic because he was the emperor during numerous disasters. When World War 2 started, Hirohito decided to ally Japan with Germany and Italy to form the Axis Powers. Exactly how large of a role he played in World War…

808. The main difference is that the Taiping Rebellion ended foreign influence growing in the economy. “The Taiping Rebellion and several other smaller uprisings put tremendous internal pressure on the Chinese government. And, despite the Treaty of Nanjing, external pressure from foreign powers was increasing.” And the Boxer Rebellion ended in the beginning of the reform. “At this point, even the Qing court realized that China needed to make profound changes to survive. In 1905, the Dowager…

Throughout history, the Taiping Rebellion has become known as the most important radical political and religious event in the 19th century (Britannica). Around 1850, Hong Xiuquan became the leader of the rebellion whose goal was to promote the ideals of anti-manchuism and especially Christianity. Even though the Taiping rebellion is one of the bloodiest movements in Chinese history, there was a positive outcome. One of Hong’s goals, which became a success, was the advancement of women’s rights.…