the opium wars

The chinese emperor wanted the british to stop sending opium into his country because the drug was ruining the country and killing all of the people. However the Birtish did not want to stop sending the drugs because they were getting money. It was called the Opium wars because the reason the countries fought was because of opium. The British won because they were much more advanced then the Chinese. most of the fights were fought on sea. The British had ships with cannons on the sides.

the white man's burden

The white men went through many problems on their trip to the Philippines. the Europeans went into Philippines and tried to take everything over. they acted as if they owned the country and treated them like they were not important

The Scramble for Africa

In the scramble for Africa were Europe the British, the French, the Germans, and the Belgiums, They went into Africa in order to look for natural resources.The Europeans took salt, gold, wood, copper, and ivy to Europe. They also were very greedy so they wanted to conquer other countries. The British thought they were the first race and they were superior to other countries.

the meiji restoration of japan

Matthew Perry went to japan so many other ships who have to pass through japan can make a rest stop. At this point japan was an isolated country because they think there method of life is better than any one else's. japan was impressed and interested in the boat's Perry brought through because they were steam powered ships with cannons. After that japan became more industrialized. Japan modernized by having other men go to other countries such as Europe and north america and learn the views of life and how they study. This changed the japanese government because after this took the idea of a constitution and made their own.

Film: "Moutains of the Moon"

"mountains of the moon" was a movie based on two explorers named Richard Francis Burton and Lt. John Hanning Speke. they went to africa to explore the nile river and find the source of the river. The first trip to Africa ended up being a mistake because the tribe that owned the land that burton and Speke were resting on, attacked them. Burton received a spear to the face that went through his cheek. Speke was hit by a spear on both legs. The African tribe killed all of the African workers that were hired by Burton and Speke. Everytime a tribe saw the explorers they stopped and they were scarred because they never seen a white man before, they touched there face and there hair. The explorers named the source of the Nile, lake Victoria. In honor of the queen.