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The Opium War started with the British East India Company selling Opium in India, when the market for Opium in India ran out the British decided to trade with China.
The British shipped Opium into Canton and then sold it to the Chinese merchants, selling it to the Chinese people. By the 1830's China had been flooded with tons of cheap Opium. In 1839 the Imperial Commissioner for Canton wanted to cut off all Opium trade with the British, his name was Lin Tse-hsu. Because the British used the money from the Opium to buy things such as tea and porcelain, which were all in great demand in Britain, the British were not happy. Despite China's warnings Britain sold the Opium illegally for a higher price. Meanwhile the British had began their renaissance because they were white they found some mexicans to help them build weirdass english houses and make tea cabinets
China was distraught and beheaded all Britons in China, those who surrendered were forced to work farms in China, as you can imagine the British were not happy about this either. However the Chinese sent a small army of junks to Britain but the British already sent a small but powerful army of modern naval fleets. The two countries met in the middle of the ocean and that was how the war started.
The British won and forced the Chinese to pay in silver, tea, porcelain and made them sign a treaty.
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What events led to the opium war?
he opium war was started by the british people selling opium to the Chinese people for their goods. The emporer of china was angry because of all of the people always on opium so he made it illegal to sell or buy opium. When Britain kept selling the opium illegaly, that's what started the war. heroin addicts.
When did opium war happen?
There were 2 Opium Wars, the First Opium War was from 1839-1842 the Second Opium War was from 1856-1860
How did opium become a drug?
nothing doesn't just become a drug. opium was always a drug that was grown in Britain and illegally traded to China so all of the Chinese people were high for a while. this is what started the Opium war
How did the Opium War weaken the Qing Dynasty?
Chinese weapons were no match for British gunboats.
Who won the Opium War the Chinese or the British?
The British won the first and second Opium War.
How many times have Britain and China gone to war?
twice in Opium War 1 and Opium War 2
Cause and result of the First Opium War in China?
It was that Britain wanted tea so they started trading with China. Unfortunately, China only wanted gold. It was an uneven trade so Britain started trying to trade with Opium, but China did not want Opium so Britain declared war. The Chinese were not that hi-tech so they lost the war and Britain got Hong kong. It was really sad because their armor was wood which was not enough to stop a bullet.
Was the Opium War a just war?
yes
When did the first opium war start?
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.
What effect did the opium war have on china?
The Opium wars ruined the Chinese functioning society
Was the opium war bloody?
Yes it was.
What kind of problems did opium cause in china?
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.
