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111Opium Wars — Opium War redirects here. For other uses, see Opium War (disambiguation). Opium Wars Combat at Guangzhou (Canton) during the Second Opium War …
112inflation — /in flay sheuhn/, n. 1. Econ. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation). 2. the act of inflating. 3. the state …
113automotive industry — Introduction all those companies and activities involved in the manufacture of motor vehicles, including most components, such as engines and bodies, but excluding tires, batteries, and fuel. The industry s principal products are passenger… …
114Indonesian rupiah — Infobox Currency currency name in local = rupiah Indonesia id icon image 1 = Indonesian Rupiah.jpg image title 1 = Rupiah banknotes, only the Rp 1000 and Rp 5000 notes are current iso code = IDR using countries = IDN inflation rate = 10.38%… …
115History of the world — The history of the world [Williams, H. S. (1904). The historians history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages. New York: The Outlook… …
116Sino-American relations — China …
117California Gold Rush — The California Gold Rush (1848 ndash;1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter s Mill in Coloma, California. [E] vents from January 1848 through December 1855 [are] generally acknowledged as the Gold… …
118Participatory economics — Participatory economics, often abbreviated parecon, is a proposed economic system that uses participatory decision making as an economic mechanism to guide the production, consumption and allocation of resources in a given society. Proposed as an …
119Hong Kong — Hong Konger. Hongkongite, n. /hong kong / 1. a British crown colony comprising Hong Kong island (29 sq. mi.; 75 sq. km), Kowloon peninsula, nearby islands, and the adjacent mainland in SE China (New Territories): reverted to Chinese sovereignty… …
120Imperialism in Asia — This article is part of the New Imperialism series. Origins of New Imperialism Imperialism in Asia The Scramble for Africa Theories of New Imperialism Imperialism in Asia traces its roots …
