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The Roman conquests
The Roman Empire was vast and all including. In its peak at 117 CE the empire encompassed around 6,500,000 square kilometers. Since soldires need fuel and liquids to drink all of that conquest would not have been possible without a stable source of food and drink. The water that was available to drink was often contaminated therefore the common drink of a soldiers ration was wine, making wine essential for Roman conquests. -
Period: Aug 29, 1493 to
Triangular Trade
The Triangular Trade was fueled by slaves and sugar. Slaves were shipped from Africa to the Carribeanwhere they produced sugar. This sugar and its bi-product, molasses were then shipped to the Colonies. The sugar was consumed but the molasses was made into rumbullion, the resulting rum was shipped to africa to pay the slave traders. With the Slaves being stolen and the sugar grown for free every part of this trade was highly profitable and each corner grew tremendously. -
Period: Sep 27, 1518 to
Portuguese trade with China
The Portuguese were the first European nation to trade with the Chinese. They traded with China through a small port in the canton estuary which is now called Guangzhou. The portuguese traded for gunpowder and tea as well as other Chinese crafts, but all the chinese found of value that the portuguese had was their silver. The trade continued untill the British East India Company gained a monopoly of trade with China in 1669. -
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Thinking revolution
In the 1600s People began to no longer accept greek philosophy that hasent been scientifically proven and started turning toward scientific proof of their own to mend their curiosities.Just in time, a new drink came along, Coffee supported clearer thought. Coffe was the perfect drink to satisfy the people of the 17th century's thirst for knowledge because it's caffein content awakened people rather than confusing them, which is in sharp contrast to the alchohol in beer and wine. -
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Ideas spread through Coffee house meetings
From the begining coffee houses have served as meeting places for all profesions and interests. From ship builders and merchants to scientists and stock brokers, coffee houses have been the place to discuss new ideas and inovation. One example is when Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke, and Edmund Halley sat down and discussed how our solar system works. The topics that they discussed and proved to be accurate now form our modern view of orbital mechanics. -
The Monarchy is restored
King Charles ascended to the throne of Britain in 1660. One of his advisors suspected he would not have had such success if not for coffee houses. Coffee houses served as places of increased freedom of speech because coffee heightens the senses and quickens the mind. -
taxation of molasses
The British noticed the Colonists economic dependency on imported molasses for their production of rum. They placed a tax on the molasses that was supplied by themselves and banned the colonists from buying French molasses. With the new tax, rum wasnt as profitable in the Colonies this forced american distilleries to bypass the British and buy smuggled molasses from the french. With smuggling being socially acceptable it wasn't long before more rebelions took place such as the Boston Tea Party. -
Buisness takes off!
Many ventures that started at coffee houses were utter falures, but many are still around today. The society of Lloyd's, now Lloyd's of London is an insurance agency originally formed in coffee houses for ship owners and merchants. Lloyd's may not have taken off if not for coffee houses. Today Lloyd's is the "leading insurance agency." -
The Tea Act
The British Government was in finnacial trouble because the French and Indian War was Expensive. To help allieviate some of the debts, The British Government imposed a tax on tea called the "Tea Act". The British felt that it was the Colonists duty to repay the British because the British were supposedly saving the Colonists from the French. -
The Boston Tea Party
Due to a new tax on tea which angered the Colonists, they led a small revolt to display their disproval. A group of colonists dressed up like Native Americans and destroyed 342 chests of british tea. The Colonists argued that they could not be taxed by the british if they were not being represented in the Parliment, or "no taxation without representation." -
American Revolutionary War
Being the material embodiment of the new spirit of America the soldiers and militiamen wanted rum to be part of there lives in the service. Rum, being cheap to manufacture and a good alternitiveto the dodgy water supplies, played vital role in feeding the militarys stomachs and moral. -
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French Revolution
At a coffee house called Cafe de Foy in Paris a young man named Camille Desmoulins gave a speech about the coruption in france and what the people should do about it. This speech sparked the French revolution. The revolution kept moving by way of coffee houses all around Paris. If the people of Paris had not had coffee and rather drank alcohol, the revolution might have been delayed because the people might have been content had they been drunk. -
Whiskey Exise
Whiskey was a staple of buisness and survival on the frontier. Alexander Hamilton placed a tax on its production by the gallon, Its makers and drinkers alike were outraged at the new Law. They tried to rebbel but were quickly suppressed by 6000 federal soldiers. The soldiers were ironically paid in part with whiskey and wanted more so they bought it from some local stills. -
British Royal Navy benifits from lack of scurvy
The British Royal Navy fought the French and Spanish navy's at Trafalgar. The British held a decisive victory over the two foreign navys even though the odds were even in terms of ships. The deciding factor was that both the French and Spanish fleets had rations of wine while the British royal navy had rations of Rum mixed with lemon juice. This lemon juice contained vitamin c which prevented against scurvy, making the british much healthier before battle. -
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British Imperialism in India
The British East India Company had taken control over India. The company started out by just buying opium to trade with China for tea. However, soon the company realised that they might be able to cultivate tea in India, This revalation switched many Indian farmers off popey and onto growing tea. This made making tea growing and transporting far more profitable for the company. -
First Opium War part 1
The British started to trade smuggled opium for tea. China outlawed Opium in 1829. The Brithish got their opium from India, one of the Crowns new imperial jewels. While China knew about the smuggling, nothing could be done because all oficials were bribed to not tell anyone or make any arrests. Though one incident set China off on the path to war, Two British soldiers attacked and killed a Chinese man. The British Government would not however hand the two sailors over to china. -
First Opium War part 2
Not long after the incident, war broke out. Britain annihilated China, embarrasing the Chinese Government and handing Hong Kong over to the British. -
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World War II
During World war Two Coca cola was begining to be mass produced and massively enjoyed over seas. For American soldiers the availibility of Coke served as a memory of home and helped to boost the overall mood. -
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Cold War
During the Cold War Coca Cola had two different definitions depending on who you talked to. If you talked to the americans, the drink would represent freedom. If you talked to a communist coca Cola would represent everything that was wrong with America and capitalism. -
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Vietnam War
The Veitnam war was a war in which nobody really wanted to continue, the troops were losing their friends left and right and the people back home hated to see that we were losing. Coca cola brought comfort to many of the troops because it reminded them of home thus boosting moral. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
With the fall of the berlin wall and the end of the Cold War in sight East Berliners rushed over to their family in west Berlin. Some of the first activities of the newly non-communist people were drinking coke and buying american objects. -
Modern Day Cola
In this day and age the phrase Coca cola is understood by more people than the amount of people who understand the phrase Ok. Coca Cola has thrived of off improvements in communication, Infrastructure, transportation and cultural acceptance. What was once veiwed as a drink of the American spirit is now the drink of humankind.
