COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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It forced China to change to a democratic government
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It forced Great Britain to recognise the importance of Confucian values
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It forced China to open its doors to trade with the western world
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It forced Great Britain to open its doors to trade with the Qing dynasty.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Opium Wars marked the start of the era of unequal treaties between China and foreign imperialist powers (primarily Great Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Russia, and Japan) in which China was forced to concede many of its territorial and sovereignty rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Opium Wars resulted in two treaties, each expanding the size of Britain’s Hong Kong territory. These treaties were followed by a 99-year lease in 1898 that allowed Britain to control even more land – a lease that ran out in 1997.
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.