COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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British merchants selling illegal opium in China
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Chinese troops attacking British citizens living in China
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British refusal to help the Chinese put down the Boxer Rebellion
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Chinese businesses refusing to sell silk garments to the British
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Opium Wars arose from China’s attempts to suppress the opium trade. Foreign traders (primarily British) had been illegally exporting opium mainly from India to China since the 18th century, but that trade grew dramatically from about 1820.
Detailed explanation-2: -Beyond the health problems related to opium addiction, the increasing opium trade with the Western powers meant that for the first time, China imported more goods than it exported. Settling this financial problem eventually led to the First Opium War between Great Britain and China, from 1839 to 1842.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chinese resistance Chinese efforts to end the trade were initially successful. In May 1839 they forced the British Chief Superintendent of Trade in China, Charles Elliott, to hand over the stocks of opium at Canton for destruction. This outraged the British, and was the incident that sparked conflict.
Detailed explanation-4: -The First Opium War (Chinese: ; pinyin: Dìyīcì Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng), also known as the Opium War or the Anglo-Sino War was a series of military engagements fought between Britain and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Opium Wars in the mid-19th century were a critical juncture in modern Chinese history. The first Opium War was fought between China and Great Britain from 1839 to 1842. In the second Opium War, from 1856 to 1860, a weakened China fought both Great Britain and France. China lost both wars.