a treaty ending the Second Opium War
The European Colonialists tried to exploit China as much as they could. They coveted goods such as silk and tea, among other items. They had an interest in the poppy seed and its use to make opium products. The opium could have medicinal uses as heroin, for example. Chinese porcelain was also valued by Great Britain and other European countries.
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Opium wars, long march, great leap forward, four modernizations
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 establishment of spheres of influence in China by Europeans! :)
an increase in Western trade an influence in Asia
The imperialism that helped force the importation of opium to China by the British empire resulted in nothing "good". The Chinese were exploited, and this only helped to increase imperialism. Never a good thing.
Great Britain forced China to open trade with other countries... I just learned about this. :D The Opium Wars between Great Britain and China resulted in the opening of China for trade.
The opium war mainly began because of the British and China having an opium trade for tea. The British would get there tea if China got there opium. but the cause of the war was that china wouldn't accept opium anymore, and the british wern't okay with that.
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I think you meant to ask: What country began trading opium with china? The answer to that is: England. They trade opium with china in return for tea.
Great Britain would not stop its merchants from selling opium in China.
The British wanted to trade opium for China's resources.
Some areas colonization, but in the case of Japan they were forced to open their trade by Commodore Mathew Perry Opium Wars for odyssey
The British wanted to trade opium for China's resources.