COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN 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: -Between 1839 and 1842, British forces fought a war in China that benefitted drug smugglers. Their subsequent victory in the conflict opened up the lucrative Chinese trade to British merchants.
Detailed explanation-3: -Settling this financial problem eventually led to the First Opium War between Great Britain and China, from 1839 to 1842.
Detailed explanation-4: -The First Opium War broke out in 1839. It is called the ‘Opium War’ because of one of its major causes: the British were smuggling opium from their Indian colonies into Chinese ports against the wishes of the Chinese government.
Detailed explanation-5: -Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library The first Opium War ended on August 29, 1842, with the Treaty of Nanjing. China paid the British an indemnity of $21 million, ceded the territory of Hong Kong, and agreed to establish a “fair and reasonable” tariff.