COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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Question
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Chinese traders refused to pay fair prices for British manufactured goods.
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British traders refused to stop breaking Chinese laws against selling opium.
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China threatened to cut off trade with Great Britain if Christian missionaries came to China.
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Great Britain refused to send troops to China to help fight internal rebellions.
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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: -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: -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.