The Opium wars were a terrible time for the Chinese people in their history. ... Also it was a clash between two civilizations that were of two different eras. ... The first Opium War occurred in the year 1840. ... This is hardly a justification for starting the war, but Britain's economic trouble forced the British to start the war. ... The British did not wage war immediately after the refusal because the refusal was seen as invalid grounds to declare war. ...

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In the pre-1914 period Military power was the overriding theme of that era. ... (Iriye, 8) In the new era of time it is easy to see that Economics is becoming less of the determinate on a countries world power status. ... In the era of power being the determining factor of what makes a country a world power, each country believes that they must justify their existence by their ability to defend themselves. ... These items are what were internationally traded before the war. ... This during the Cold War when both countries were on opposite sides of the war, in which after the war the two c...

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Throughout the era of 1949 to 1991, China came into conflict with the liberal-capitalist USA and the Marxist-Leninist USSR. ... In the post-Cold War world no power can challenge the US. ... However, the Vietnam War generated more debate and controversy than that of any other war in history between the great rival ideologies of communism and capitalism. ... Map showing who were supporting North Vietnam and South Vietnam in the Vietnam War, 1954). ... Through both the Korean War and the Vietnam War, one can see that even though both USA and China had different ideologies through their foreign po...

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Qin Shi Huang, otherwise known as Ying Zheng, was born into an era of relentless warfare and ever-present death; however, when he came into power, he left a legacy that lasted over 2000 years. ... Despite his harsh rules and punishments, he ended the Warring Periods, to which some experts estimated 469 wars were fought with increasing bloodshed followed by catastrophic famine. ... Of more practical importance, Qin Shi Huang abolished feudalism of the Warring States and replaced it with a centralized bureaucratic government. ... While the first emperor ended the golden age of thoughts, he als...

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Moreover the Zhou dynasty ruled ancient china for almost an era. ... During the Zhou Dynasty there were several new resources introduced during the Zhou era. ... There was the spring, autumn and the warring States Period from 476 BC - 221 BC. ... Also ancient china military.com states how the Zhou military was constantly at war with barbarians. ... In addition the widespread of war with in the Zhou dynasty had been a reason for a way to break power from the Zhou. ...

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Nonetheless, it was an important dynasty prior to what is known as the gold era. ... Long wars with the Mongols and incursions by the Japanese into Korea, weakened Ming rule. ... During this dynasty, the Opium War occurred. The Opium war gave Hong Kong to England for 100 years until July 1, 1997. ... Take in account the golden era for example, there were many advances in technology an...

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Russia, who was involved in the war at the time, was forced to secede from the conflict in 1917. ... The long era of the Czar in Russia had ended. ... The celebration over the defeat of Japan was short-lived as the two parties plunged back into civil war (1). ... During the Chinese civil war, The Soviet Union supported Chiang Kai-shek, not Mao Tse-tung. ... For months, the world watched as both countries sat on the brink of nuclear war. ...

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(Held, David. 2003:27) Globalization represents a new era, involving all aspects of contemporary international life and bringing structural change and intense shock in various fields (Cox & Robert, 1995). ... After the cold war, the rapid development of globalization has greatly promoted the level of economic and cultural exchanges and interdependence between countries and regions, constantly transcending the boundaries of the original nation, thus impacting the traditional concept of sovereignty (Held & David, 2003) By reconstituting traditional forms of sovereign statehood and reordering int...

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The Chinese were faced with stiff oppression in California because of the competitiveness of the jobs during the antebellum era and also due to the extremely different cultural traits that the two communities possessed. ... The first and second opium wars devastated the people of the Qing Empire as China was regarded as an invincible power before it's defeat. ... Because of the Empress's unwillingness to develop modern technologies and reform the Chinese's tradition ways of life, the society atrophied during the 1800's and was plagued by defeats with wars against other coun...

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The reason I picked this portrait was because that The Tang Dynasty is known as the most creative era and also one in which horse painting reached its pinnacle of glory and splendor in Chinese fine arts history. ... During the Western Zhou Dynasty (ca. 1100-771 BC), military was measured by the number of war chariots available to a particular kingdom. ... At the top of the drawing, a poem by Du Fu was added that describes a retired war-horse that still shows a fighting spirit. ... Serving man in war, agriculture, productivity, mobility, development of all kinds, horse is considered to be on...

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"Adamson (2002) analyzes the official role and status of English language and education in China by dividing Chinese history into three periods – the Qing dynasty, the Republican era, and the People's Republic of China.... "English was taught in missionary schools in South China and the first schools that taught English were established in Macau in the late 1830s shortly before the First Opium War." (Chang, Bok-Myung Pg5) After the First Opium War, the Chinese government decided to open more English class in missionary schools and colleges to learn the modern scienc...

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During this era, tattoos were applied to skin with sharp instruments holding pigment. ... Once again, ominous luck fell upon the world of tattooing after World War II, when Marlon Brando type bikers and juvenile delinquents wore them and an unfortunate outbreak of hepatitis in 1961 sent tattoo artists heading for the hills (Midre). ... War victim's heads were part of the trade supply and poor slaves were mokoed (tattooed face) only to be murdered for their heads (Tattooarchive). ...

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Contributors include the ideology of Confucius, a wise Chinese philosopher; the alleged principles behind the status of women in Chinese society; the first emperor to govern a united China, Qin Shi Huangdi; and the numerous religious beliefs, which the people adopted during the era of Traditional China. ... Qin Shi Huangdi introduced China's first central government to begin his empire once he unified the warring states. ... He fended off barbarian intrusion through the building of the Great Wall, which is actually four great walls already established by the various warring states to c...

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Contributors include the ideology of Confucius, a wise Chinese philosopher; the alleged principles behind the status of women in Chinese society; the first emperor to govern a united China, Shi Huangdi; and the numerous religious beliefs, which the people adopted during the era of Traditional China. ... Shi Huangdi introduced China's first central government to begin his empire once he unified the warring states. ... He fended off barbarian intrusion through the building of the Great Wall, which is actually four great walls already established by the various warring states to connect t...

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Some women bound their breasts or wore special corsets to flatten their chests because in this era a flat chest was something to be proud of. ... This style had very much in common with that of French prostitutes who had provided company for many American doughboys during World War I. ... The 1950's was the era of Marilyn Monroe. ...

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On 1st October 1949 after defeating the KMD in the Chinese Civil War, Mao announced at the gate of heavenly peace that he was now the leader of Peoples Republic of China. ... What was a agrarian undeveloped population evolved into one which developed the role and women and pushed China into a new era. ...

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Geopolitical challenges of China nowadays are directly connected with the perspective of becoming a superpower. That is why in order to investigate Chinese status it is necessary to elaborate on Chinese geopolitical environment its conditions and prospects. During centuries geopolitics of China was ...

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