Nanking

asserts that between 20,000 and 80,000 women were raped” (Sedgwick). However, “the other end of the spectrum is occupied by Japanese 'revisionists ' such as Higashinakano Shudo who has concluded that ‘seven cases of rape was the entire scope of the Nanking Incident’” (Sedgwick). While neither of these figures can be wholeheartedly trusted, it is clear that violence occurred against innocent civilians. In her momoir Bend Not Break, Ping Fu asserts that “the city erupted in violence, becoming…

The First Opium War took place between Great Britain and China from 1839-1842 over Great Britain’s right to trade opium, and to a lesser extent to preserve international trade in Asian Continent. While the war itself is interesting, several significant economic insights can be obtained by observing how the economic conditions of the time brought about war. At the turn of the 18th Century, China saw itself as the best country in the world. They were almost completely self-sufficient and had been…

Vanessa Parkey Coach Matt Health 4 May 2015 Opium Introduction Twenty-eight-year-old, Thomas De Quincey, took 50 to 150 grains of opium daily for relief. He had used opium since he was eighteen. A classmate recommended laudanum (a form of opium) for pain relief from a toothache to De Quincey in the autumn of 1804. He started taking opium as a pain reliever for intense stomach pains, most likely caused by the stresses of his childhood. De Quincey was a full supporter of opium and found it…

which is at the heart of the Chinese communist party. Imperialist exploitation from the west and the Japanese brings out a deep-rooted anger and the Chinese no longer stand by but rather take back their pride. The Chinese had to sign the treaty of Nanking when they had lot the first opium war to the British which was just…

The war in the Pacific was one that was truly amongst the Japanese and the Americans. After the bombing in Pearl Harbor in 1941 by the Japanese the tension between these two countries grew incredibly. But the years 1944 and 1945 are huge for the war in the Pacific. So much happens that leads to the surrender of the Japanese forces. It also forever changes military tactics with the production and use of the atomic bomb. This paper will discuss the firebombing of Tokyo, the dropping of the atomic…

The Article, “Hungry Venezuelans Flee in Boats to Escape Economic Collapse” by Nicholas Casey, where he writes about how the economic collapse in Venezuela caused many families to forget all about their life there and how this forced them to flee their land. This can be compared to the time June’s mother Suyuan Woo had to leave China during the height of World War II. It was during those times that the economy was severely affected which forced people to do drastic decisions which they normally…

Slinkies were accidentally invented in the 40’s by Richard T. James, a period dominated by war, when he was engineering a way to stabilize delicate equipment to be used on a moving ship. World War II, from 1939 to 1945, took place as a result of of the aftermath of World War I. After a humiliating defeat, Germany’s ruined landscape and crippled economy crushed the nation’s spirits and identity. Adolf Hitler, a radical German fascist, seized this opportunity and rose to power. His regime is know…

Plan of investigation In my investigation I will be looking at to what extent did the holocaust affect the survivors both mentally and physically upon return home from the concentration camps. I will be looking at books both present and from the time period that talk about how they felt and what happened when they got home. I will also surf the internet and find interviews with survivors look for articles and news papers from the time in order to get a better idea of what was going on for the…

“Was the US justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII.” Discuss the benefits and costs that resulted. The horrendous outcomes of World War I (1914 – 1919) truly terrified the whole world. Yet, followed by the war that supposedly ended all wars, the second war began (1939 – 1945). Lasting six years, with more than 60 million casualties, 6 times as many compared to the casualties in WWI. The deaths and the natures of war raises discussions of how cruel and inhumane…

Present, 936) Eventually a full out war would break out with the Chinese, leading to major step in the direction of other nations becoming involved with the war in the Pacific, this war also brought about a mass slaughter of Chinese people, the Rape of Nanking, further angering peace seeking nations. In addition to militaristic and imperialistic advancements, the Japanese…