Friday, December 18, 2009

The Opium Wars imperialism in china

Opium Wars is about to the War broke out when Chinese attempted to turn back English merchant vessels in November of 1839. it inspired the English to send warships in June of 1840. The Chinese, with old-style weapons and artillery were no match for the British gun-ships. The treaty imposed on the Chinese was weighted entirely to the British side. Its first and fundamental demand was for British "extraterritoriality"; all British citizens would be subjected to British.

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

film lesson "Mountains of the Moon"

the film "Mountains of the Moon" is about and exploration in to the beginning for the Nile river. The main character Richard Burton & John Speke. they funded by rolal

Imperialism Project

Imperialism Project is a way to study the colonialism that is fueled by Imperialism. Countries like Untied Kingdom(Britain),France,and Portugal. These countries owned most of  the world.