3 Things I Have Learned
Africa was taken over by the Europeans. I hadn't known previously much about the governing system of Africa. It surprised me when I discovered that Africa was basically just an extension of Europe for some time.
The Berlin Conference excluded all African rulers. You would think that the European powers would at least give one or two of the African rulers a say in how their continent would be split up. But no, they actually had the gall to just split it among themselves.
Opium was a major issue in China. I had no idea of the significance of Opium consumption and trade had on China. It significantly impacted quite a bit of anti-drug laws and trade in that area for a very long time, I wonder if it's still an issue today.
The Berlin Conference excluded all African rulers. You would think that the European powers would at least give one or two of the African rulers a say in how their continent would be split up. But no, they actually had the gall to just split it among themselves.
Opium was a major issue in China. I had no idea of the significance of Opium consumption and trade had on China. It significantly impacted quite a bit of anti-drug laws and trade in that area for a very long time, I wonder if it's still an issue today.
2 Things That Interested Me
People are showing no signs in removing racism from their lives. I guess I'll have to wait until after the second world war, but I truly thought that by now we would begin to see some of the discrimination that has haunted the world for so long begin to melt away. But no, racism is worse than ever in this time period.
There was another population boom. This surprised me immensely, I thought the only population boom we had left was the baby boom. But instead, with the rise of industrialization, another population boom took place until the early 20th century.
There was another population boom. This surprised me immensely, I thought the only population boom we had left was the baby boom. But instead, with the rise of industrialization, another population boom took place until the early 20th century.
1 Question I Still Have
What's the deal with world war one? When will we start to see that rearing its ugly head? Will Africa have anything to do with the war? I don't know very much about the first world war.
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