Second Sino-Japanese War

The Treaty of Nanking was the first of the unequal treaties against the Chinese as the end result of the China’s defeats in the first Opium war. The Treaty of Nanking was signed on the 29 August 1842 to conclude the First Opium War of 1839-1842. The treaty ceded Hong Kong to the Great Britain as well as opening five treaty ports to the foreigner. China’s territories was completely being destroyed, and lost the independent status. For the western capitalist, the five treaty ports become the…

Additionally, there's something you mentioned that I want to touch upon in reference to your statement: "Turnbull also touches on the fact that these are a dying people, and wants to preserve their history." I decided to do some poking around to see whether or not the Mbuti were still around even today, and I came across a pretty interesting article titled "Lured Toward Modern Life, Pygmy Families Left in Limbo." The article was published in the Washington Post back in 2006, and details how…

eighteenth century, the queen, Abla Poku, had to lead her people west to the shores of the Comoe, the land of Senufo. In order to cross the river, she sacrificed her own son.” They are an Akan group, so they speak a Tano language. This tribe has fought many wars, the longest was against the French; many other ethnic groups have not been able to keep their religion alive as long as the Baule people. Unfortunately, the unity of the Baule people were destroyed around 1790, when important families…

What the refugees of the second sudanese war had to go thru. “I was born into Sudan's civil war, and before I could read or write, I was using an AK47 in the conflict between the Muslim north and Animist/Christian south over the land and natural resources.”-Ger Duany.During the sudanese war many young boys who are known as the lost boys of sudan were forced to either flee their home or to fight in the sudanese war just as Ger Duany was.During the war the boys who didn't end up fighting…

making the strives for some form a true peace agreement very hard. Peace is not only being ask by the people of the nation, by outside countries and groups are demanding peace also. A newspaper known as The Telegraph’s article “South Sudan’s civil war claims more lives after President ‘violates’ peace deal” describes a more recent issue…

threatening events and are able to survive. One survival factor for Salva is persistence. One example of this is “The soldiers were forcing them into the water.” (72) This shows that Salva will have to swim through crocodile infested waters and persist. A second example of this is “..as they trudged through the heat.” (73) This shows Salva will need to keep going even in the burning heat. “Salva saw the telltale flick of a crocodile's tail flop down near a man's hand…”(77) Salva will need to…

In 1956 Sudan finally achieved independence from the British colonizers. Around this same time, surrounding countries had military coups, dictators, and corrupt government developing. The question that remained in everyone’s mind was one of Sudan’s fate. Author’s used this opportunity to write excerpts, poetry, and novels to analyze the Sudanese, their government, and ultimately those who they felt were to blame for the turmoil Sudan and the surrounding areas, the British. One of those authors…

The president had accused Machar and several others of attempting a coup d’etat which of course Machar denied, and then fled. After this, fighting broke out between the SPLM and the SPLM-in opposition, igniting the current civil war in South Sudan. During January 2014, the first ceasefire agreement was reached, however the fighting still continued and was then followed by more ceasefire agreements, being mediated by a group called IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development)…

Salva Dut Biography When Salva Dut was just 11 years old war broke out in his country. He and 17,000 others fled to Ethiopia. In 1990 they had to flee again. Salva led about 1,500 boys to Kenya to another refugee camp. They stayed there for about six years. In 1996 Salva and 3,600 other refugee boys were chosen by the U.S state Department and the United Nations to go to the US, Australia, or Canada. Salva went to the US. At the time he spoke very little English and didn’t have much education.…

Have you ever had to flee you homeland in fear of dying. In Linda Sue Park’s story “A Long Walk To Water” based on the childhood experiences of Salva Dut, he had to do that such thing. Salva had to flee his war torn village and go on a long journey thousands of miles to a refugee camp. He had to leave without knowing what will happen to his friends and family or what the future will hold. Through his stuggles of starvation, lonelinees, and even witnessing his uncle getting murdered, he is able…