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Britain v. China: The Opium Wars 9/18/2018

Imperialism in China China and the Opium Wars 1839-1842 Chinese Opium Smokers China and the Opium Wars 1839-1842 1830s: England = world’s biggest drug trafficker Grow opium in India Opium poppy: plant used to create the very addictive opium drug Ship opium to China: Traded for Tea and other goods. Opium addiction devastates Chinese society

The Opium Wars War between Britain and China 1839-1842 British called it the “Trade War” Chinese called it the “Opium War” Different perspectives, again! Chinese were no match for the British navy & weapons

Treaty of Nanjing (aka Nanking) Treaty that ended the First Opium War Beginning of foreign interference in China Different European countries got the right to trade with areas of China (spheres of influence)

Asia was divided up by Europeans after the Opium Wars England annexed Hong Kong and Kowloon France took over Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos) Russia moved into Chinese Turkistan and Manchuria Japan grabbed Taiwan and won dominance over Korea 9/18/2018