The opium wars were never signed. Wars are declared or undeclared, not signed.
China
Britain
1835 and lasted till 1842
There were 2 Opium Wars, the First Opium War was from 1839-1842 the Second Opium War was from 1856-1860
The First Opium War was a fight between China and Great Britain which took place from 1839 to 1842. The war was won by the British and resulted in the Treaty of Nanking.
The first opium war began, in very brief words, because China wanted to control the importing of Opium from Britain, and Britain was not a fan since its largest export to China was Opium and imported tea.
The British won the first and second Opium War.
The establishment of spheres of influence in China by Europeans! :)
This Week in History - 1999 The First Opium War was released on: USA: 29 October 2001
It was the Opium Wars.Made up of the first opium war from 1839 to 1842 and the second opium war from 1856 to 1860.
Hong Kong, was ceded to Britain for 155 years because they won the first Opium war.
1857
The Opium War is a shameful blot of Britain's history. This is because the British traders were trying to force a negative item, or a drug to be precise, into China, who refused to accept it. The reason China decided to refuse it is because the Opium is making the citizens addicts, and therefore must be stopped. The British didn't take this as a lesson, but instead declared war on China for not accepting an item that shouldn't be sold in the first place. So, this concludes that the war was declared without much consideration and thinking. Thus, I belive that The Opium War is a shameful blot of Britain's history.
First Opium War