Because the Qing dynasty carried out no reform after the Opium War,China suffered from poverty and weakness in early modern times. A comprehensive analysis of the life of Zhang Xi,a powerful minister of the Qing dynasty,and that historical period reveals that the conceptual and institutional facto...
Abstract: in the development of modern Chinese City, some of the city's status as Shanghai city's rise, some decline in the status of Ningbo, this paper takes Ningbo as an example, discusses it in before and after the Opium War, the development of industry merce situation and...
Opium Wars, two mid-19th-century armed conflicts between China and Western countries. The first Opium War (1839–42) was fought between China and Britain; the second Opium War (1856–60), also known as the Arrow War or the Anglo-French War in China, was
TaipingChristianityplaced little emphasis onNew Testamentideas of kindness, forgiveness, and redemption. Rather, it emphasized the wrathfulOld TestamentGod who demanded worship and obedience.Prostitution, foot-binding, and slavery were prohibited, as well as opium smoking,adultery, gambling, and use of...
The tract portrayed an apocalyptic China that recalled recent events. The violent First Opium War against Great Britain, fought from 1839 to 1842, ended with the Treaty of Nanjing that damaged imperial prestige and allowed the British many advantages. It had the side effect of allowing an influx...
Though far from the main fighting, California made an outsized contribution to the Union victory, mostly in the form of gold and troops. Read more How Civil War Medicine Led to America’s First Opioid Crisis Many soldiers who received opioids in hospitals continued to use opium and morphine ...
Tobin’s assumption that the President of the United States and his CIA would never intentionally set out to exacerbate the Cold War in the middle of such a hostile environment, may reveal more about Conor Tobin’s bias than his understanding of what Brzezinski’s strategy of confrontation was...
Prevalencing of addiction among Iranian people in Qajar period can be considered as one of the social characteristics of that time. Different factors have played roles in increasing the addiction to opium among Qajar-age Iranians. The most important ones include the abundance and accessibility of ...
International Classification of Diseases - Supplementary Classification of External Causes of Injury and Poisoning
Tobin’s assumption that the President of the United States and his CIA would never intentionally set out to exacerbate the Cold War in the middle of such a hostile environment, may reveal more about Conor Tobin’s bias than his understanding of what Brzezinski’s strategy of confrontation was...