History A-Level: Britain, an economic power in 20th Century?

When did Italy and Asia stop trading. I know they started in 983. My question really is what happened with Italy and Asia trading in the tenth century?

Trade routes that linked the Far East and Western Europe were evident in Roman times, and continued (with some generational interruptions) right up until today. Explanation: A valid trade route requires political stability at either end, and (mostly) among the middlemen in between the producer and the market. There was a European demand for silk, spices, gems, and later for ceramics from East and South Asia during Roman times. What China usually wanted in return was just silver. Interruptions could result from major climate events (such as fallout from two supervolcano erruptions around 450 and 540 AD -- which led to widespread famine and epidemic, often followed by major political upsets). The start of the Medieval Warm period in the 9th Century also ushered in a new period of relative stability and prosperity in both Europe and Asia. There were two routes -- overland through Central Asia and the Black Sea, and Maritime, through India and then the Red Sea into the Mediterranean World. However, in the late 10th Century, the rise of the Seljuk Turks in Central Asia and their spread into the Middle East caused considerable distruption to trade -- and eventually triggered the Crusades. Later, in the 14th Century, the Ottoman Turks would prove disruptive and significantly marked up prices for exports to Europe. This help prompt the European maritime response (pioneered by Portugal) that led to direct Oceanic trade between Europe and China.

What were some major causes of World War I?

Some long-term causes that had been building for a long time include alliances that would pull countries into battle - before WWI, there were alliances between Japan and Britain, Russia and Serbia, France and Russia, Germany and Austra-Hungary and Britain and France and Belgium. This meant that when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia got involved to defend Serbia. Germany this saw Russia as a threat and declared war on them so France was drawn in to defend Russia. Germany attacking France thus brought both Britain and Japan into the war. There was also a great increase in militarism as demonstrated between the arms race between Britain and Germany that helped push the countries into war. Nationalism can be seen as both a long-term and short-term cause of war. Long-term in the sense that it contributed to the war and the extension of the war with each country trying to push their dominance over the others. Short-term in the sense that Slavic people in Bosnia and Herzegovina wanted to be a part of Serbia. A short-term cause was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Everything had been building for a number of years and this assassination was the breaking point that caused the war.

How did northerners react to the Compromise of 1850?

Hi Max, Thank you for your question. I hope this helps you. Thanks, Jess The North was not generally pleased; the South benefited more. Explanation: The South: Fugitive Slave Act (allowed whites to find their runaway slaves and take them to court, but technically gave power to whites to bring any black person to court, slave or not; judge always decided in favor of white plaintiff; act was clearly unfair and in favor of the South). Utah & New Mexico Territories Choose For Slavery By Popular Sovereignty (gave choice to the people, created new territories which could account for the expansion of slavery; another pro for the South). The North: California Admitted As Free State (another free state to even the balance between free and slave states, a benefit for the North). Slave Trade Ends In Washington D.C. (the slave trade becomes prohibited in the nation's capital, however slavery was still legal; not much of a change, but a positive change nonetheless).

Did the people of Alexander Hamilton's island send him away because they thought he was crazy, or because they wanted him to get a better education because of how smart and talented he was?

Supposedly the latter, but we always have to take historical accounts with a pinch of salt

What armies did the Crusaders fight? What was their religion?

The obvious answer their religion is Islam and the three crusades lasted around 200 years so there were many armies during that time to name a couple and most famous in the West was Saladin ( Salahudin in Arabic ) who took back Jerusalem, the other was the Memluk Bebars.

What was the difference between African and European attitudes toward slaves?

One is a trait caused by the slave becoming so by unfortunate circumstances and the other that they are naturally inferior.