Taiping Rebellion

On January 24, 1848, James Wilson Marshall, a carpenter originally from New Jersey, discovered gold in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Although it was not the first time gold was found in California, this event caused the most migrations of people to California because it had the most substantial evidence that it was real. This was because Sam Brannan brought three wagon loads of gold to the nearby town of Coloma, which resulted in the news of gold being spread through the state, the country, and…

605). This rebellion was started by Hong Xiuquan and his dream of establishing a heavenly family and a society of God worshipers. He also allowed for women to be apart of the military and in the bureaucracy which was very uncommon before. Hong had a great following but was a concern for Qing ruler so they arrested him. Many others helped Hong and his rebellion but the rebellion had to stop and this caused the lives of thousands. Though it stopped…

as you might think. Having now finally completed my obligations under my contract and saved a small sum of money, I plan to start up a noodle shop in Honolulu. I am hopeful that your situation has improved back in Kwangtung. I heard that the Taiping Rebellion has ended and that the…

For example, Ndansi Kumalo, and African veteran of the Ndebele rebellion went against British advances in 1896. Ndansi describes how the white men treated them like slaves, so uprisings and rebellions occurred leaving the white men to kill many Africans with their advanced weaponry(Doc 4). Ndansi intended this document to be educate others about how the white men were treating them. Although Ndansi was a veteran of the Ndebele Rebellion, his perspective on the European colonization was biased,…

Due to the Industrial Revolution, Europe became modernized and had a lot of advanced technology. This allowed them to conquer and imperialize lots of land, including Africa and China. The main reason why Africa and China fell so fast to European Imperialism was because both of them weren’t modernized and Europe had far more superior technology and weapons. This made it really easy for Europe to come in and easily take over China and Africa. Therefore, imperialism started as a result of the…

The axiom that trade leads to peace seems logical. Trade is always profitable (for at least one partner), and it would be counter-productive to do anything that would disrupt the relationship through violence. However, people are seldom logical and trade is often anything but peaceful. History offers us ample evidence of trading practices that definitely did not lead to peace. For example, trade was achieved through a coerced partnership. Great powers forced lesser regions in to trade…

would say that the decline of china would have to be caused by the western powers being involved in china. Some of the causes that the western power did to make China have its decline would include the opium wars, the May 4th movement and lastly the rebellions in china. All three of these had some effect on how china…

As the Military Revolution revolutionized the way that people fought, it wasn’t only part of the western rise to power but it was also the creation of much bloodier warfare. “The Infantry Revolution marked a sharp increase in causalities on the battlefield. Whereas formerly it had been important to capture the knights for the purpose of realizing a ransom, common infantrymen neither held that value, nor did they share knightly notions of chivalry. Battle thus became more sanguine affairs.”…

The Boxer Rebellion erupted during the 20th century killing over 30,000 Chinese Christians and 200 Christian missionaries. In was led by the anti-Manchu, anti-Christian and anti-European Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists, known as the Boxers. They goal was to drive foreigners out of China using guerilla warfare. They slaughtered any Christian missionaries they found and seized foreign embassies. The Manchu government was unable to put down the rebellion, so foreign forces intervened…

Interactions between the West, Latin America, and Asia The first industrial societies of the world began in the West which consisted of North America and most of Western Europe. These societies needed abundant raw materials and new markets to fuel their industrialization. The West turned to the preindustrial societies of Latin America and Asia to fulfill this need. The West used their tools, technologies, financial influence, and transportation networks to acquire natural resources from Latin…