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How did the Opium War weaken the Qing Dynasty?
Chinese weapons were no match for British gunboats.
How did westerns gain trading rights in China during the 1800s?
Westerners gained trading rights in China during the 1800s following the Opium War. China was a prosperous country that produces all the goods the citizens needed. The Chinese felt European goods were shoddy, and they had little interest in trade. The British were determined to find a product the Chinese would want to purchase in large quantities. The answer was opium, but the Chinese government tried to stop the trade. This led to war.
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.
What did Britain want to import into China during the Opium War?
The British needed Chinese goods, primarily tea, but the Chinese didn't need anything from the British. That would leave a trade deficit on the British side, so they got the Chinese nation addicted to opium (unprocessed heroin) which they produced in India. When the Chinese emperor tried to ban opium, the Chinese people rebelled against him, backed by the British, which led to Opium wars.
What made the opium war?
The opium wars where waged between china and the british government, who where acting on behalf of the east India trading company. The root of the war was that the east India trading company was suppling masses of opium to china, turning the country into a mess of addicts. The Chinese governemnt, for quite obvious reason, didnt want this, and so imposed massive import taxes on the opium. The east India trading co., who where basically the biggest coroprate bullys around at the time, with masses of political influence and fingers in all of the pies, responed by getting the british government to declare war on china. Britain was at this time in full empire building mode, and was basically a superpower, going around conquering countries left right and centre. Not even small countries, big massive ones like India, although back then they called it "colonising" and "civilising" the countries.
What product did the Chinese want from British?
The Chinese wanted opium!
Why were Americans not allowed in communist china?
American's were free, Chinese people were not, the government did not want the Americans to influence the population of china to revolt against the government
Why did people want government jobs in china?
Because it had many privileges
Why did china people want government jobs?
Because it had many privileges
What 5th modernization did some people want from China's government?
social modernization
What does the Great Wall of China symbolies?
It symbolizes that the government of China doesn't want to be attacked and also that the citizens can't leave.
Is China against the practice of religion in general or of religion meddling in State Government policies?
China officially is against all forms of religion. The Government of China does not want anything, physical or spiritual, to be above them in Authority.
