Great Britain and Japan both have limited resources because of their geographic location. Their industry growth is affected by their location and they were forced to adapt to it. Since they are both island nations, ports and good access to the ocean and trade are necessary. Even though they are small countries they have strong navies and are also commercially strong. The British empire held lands in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. (Doc. 1) These colonies the British held, benefit their trade in many ways. They are able to obtain diverse materials for goods, and have a large market to sell their finished goods. These colonies could also provide safe ports for the ships transporting goods. Great Britain has many advantages to trade, especially
The increased flow of silver altered the worldwide global trading both socially and economically. The global flow of silver from the mid-sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century caused social and economic issues by creating social impact in China, changing the economic purpose for trading, and the overall exchange between the Chinese and European nations.
1. Sinification is the Chinese influence in other regions. Chinese culture is adopted into another country and is spread widely. Sinification was common in Japan and Korea, but a little less common in Vietnam. 2.
The British were able to obtain diverse raw materials for goods because of their central location. Great Britain had good access to the atlantic ocean which gave it good ports.Britain often exported opium to China. Often luxury items such as tea and silk was exported. In 1875 they also imported 125 pounds of cotton that was used in the British textile industry. Great Britain was successful for its industrialization giving that they were holding lands in places
East across the turquoise sea hides a world draped in opportunity. A world where the broken could potentially be felt whole. The fulfilment of all ones greatest dreams covered in aspiration and allure, and where the undiscovered land is rich in soil and desire. Through the wretched waves and harsh storms, the curiosity of what could potentially lie ahead is the only thing that kept these men going. Wondering if the launching of Roanoke will be everything they hoped for. But once arrived, Conflict with already native groups, along with unpreparedness, and the lack of authority lead to failure of this, once thought, perfect colony.
At this point in history, worldly events are whizzing by at an accelerated pace and the 18th century reveals some tumultuous moments that shaped world history in the Americas. At this point South American was settled by Europeans who were still fighting over boundaries and they shared a craving for power, hence the turbulent conditions fostered by Europeans lead to instabilities in South America. Spain and Portugal claimed large South American land masses, while other nations like France and England made attempts to infiltrate sections for themselves which caused further unrest. European quarrels also seeped and influenced the political atmosphere of South America, for example the French revolution interfered with the governing plans of Spain.
The countries of South America, Africa, and Asia were under the shadow of the more powerful European and American countries before and during the World Wars. Before the wars European nations colonized other countries such as Asia, South America, and especially Africa. It was a means for European countries to advance their global power. Meanwhile, the Africans and other native people, had been treated as weak and disrespectable, hurting African, Asian, and South American pride. After WWII, the countries each tried to gain independence from their European leaders, and as they did so, some of the new leaders envisioned unity, such as the pan-African vision. The desire for unity was commonly motivated by a longing for significant world power along
Great Britain and Japan have had troubles as well as helpful things that have happened because of their geography seeing as they're both mostly islands. With both of these countries being mostly islands, they also had better ports and a greater trading ability, but had less land and materials to utilize even though people say that great Britain was in the best spot it could've been for trade (Doc 4). Japan was surrounded by mountains on most sides of the country but was also very open to sea and commercial trade yet it didn't have the needed raw materials so they had to take from neighboring countries starting there imperialism and helping to develope there military/economy(Doc 7) .So to cope with this great Britain decided to increase there trade with other countries as well as Japan, mostly to import and export cotton and make more money to be able to buy new raw materials for industrialization(Doc 2).Because Britain had a lot of farm land as well as many ports they also decided to sell a lot of opium to China but eventually had to start smuggling it into China because it was illegal (Doc 5) .Both of these countries also had to widely expand to gain new land, raw materials, gain a better military/navy, and better more efficient ports .
Religion and economics influenced the development of medieval Europe and Japan through Religious pastors, trade routs that went different places, pastors that went on trade expeditions, and leaders that put their own spin on society.
It became the most important port in Northern Europe by sending ships and men east to come back with six hundred thousand pounds of pepper; this got them noticed by others.
In San Domingues there were slaves called Haiti. In document doc A king louis xiv in 1685 remained in force until french legal code regulation of slavery in the west indies and french own the plantain of the San Domingues and these code was a law for for the Haitian people. In document B, in 1789 the Marquis de Lafayette and thomas jefferson created a equal rights for all mankind but the slaves didn't get the right so they revolted since they were not treated respectively.
The final demolishment of the Japanese Bakufu presented in 1877. In the Satsuma rebellion the last traditional shogunates rose against 30,000 newly drafted soldiers who were trained in Europe and wore western garments. Armed with the newest weapons, they dispersed the last generation of Tokugawa Bakufu. This battle took place on a field outside of Kagoshima on September 25, 1877. Winning the battle, it set the emperor as head of power and the Tokugawa Bakufu title was stripped away. The Charter Oath of Five Principles laid the foundation for the Meiji Restoration of 1868:
Everyone traded so that they could get all of the essential goods that they needed to survive.
Let's start with India. India during this age had a lot to offer Britain. India was filled with raw materials that Britain wanted. They started the British East India Company in order to take over. They continuously grew in power and started to influence
As R.P Buddicom once said, “The sun never sets on the British Empire.” Due to the Industrial Revolution, the production rates of products significantly increased, leading to low profits from house markets. For this reason, the British Empire felt the need to develop connections with foreign regions in order to acquire raw materials, markets, and other pathways of investment. Starting in the early sixteenth century, the British empire developed a thirst for power, leading to the colonization of India, the Congo, and China. However, the treatment of the Chinese during colonization was far different from the treatment of India and the Congo due to the involvement of trade, rebellions, weakening dynasty. In contrast to India and the Congo, the
Between 1815 and 1914, many territories of the world, such as Canada, India Australia or many parts of Africa, were added to the British Empire, which brought many negative repercussions for the rest of the globe (for instance, the empire created class and wealth divisions in England).