HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Britain and Japan
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Britain and Russia
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Britain and China
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Britain and USA
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first Opium War (1839–42) was fought between China and Great Britain, and the second Opium War (1856–60), also known as the Arrow War or the Anglo-French War in China, was fought by Great Britain and France against China. Read more about the Qing dynasty.
Detailed explanation-2: -The First Opium War was fought from 1839 to 1842 between China and the United Kingdom, and was triggered by the Chinese government’s campaign to enforce its prohibition against opium trafficking by British merchants.
Detailed explanation-3: -Britain wanted to expand its imperial power and sell more goods, especially the opium whose import the Chinese tried to ban, while the British sold or smuggled in anyway. In other words, it was a case of commercial and imperialist British greed trying to force opium on the Chinese.
Detailed explanation-4: -England wanted to control opium trade in China and waged wars against the country. They came to be known as the Opium wars. They were fought between 1839 to 1842 with England emerging victorious.