The Opium Wars

The Opium wars were against the British and the Chinese. These wars started because the chinese were too stubborn to accept any of the resources the British had to offer. The British introduced the Chinese with Opium. A plant that was used to make heroine. The Chinese became addicted and had no choice but to accept the treaty with the British. The British won these wars (obviously) because the british were more powerful in technology than the chinese.

"The White Man's Burden"

This poem is trying to tell about the Philipine people's feelings toward the US and their act in imperialism. Like the Africans and the british, the Philipines were taken advantage of. This poem describes how shallow imperialism can be. Today US imperialism still goes on. Instead of the Philipines, the US are trying to take over Afganistan, Iraq and Iran. The US is doing this because of oil.