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The pium War
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Who?
The Opium war was a conf
between Britain and China
Leading people involved was
emperor, Lin Zexu, Captain E
and Queen Victoria.
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Why?
The illegal tradin
and use of opium
China!
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The Opium War Why?
- In the late 18th century,European countries developedinterest in trading withChina, but were rejected bythe Qing emperor.
- China was extremely selfsufficient and itsnationalistic culture felt
belittled other nations.
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The Opium War Why?
- Britain was determinedto find a product thatChinacould not providethemselves.
- Eventually they foundone: opium.- Opium is an addictive
narcotic made from thepoppy plant.
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The Opium W
- Chinese doctorsbeen using opiurelieve pain forcenturies.
- British mercha
began smugglindrug into the Crecreational us
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The Opium War Why?
- It took decadeon, butas man
millionpeople addictesmokin
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The Opium War Why?
- Widespread opiumaddiction angered theQing emperor.
- Lin Zexu, one of his
highest advisors wrotea letter to QueenVictoria in 1832addressing the problem.
- China received no
answer to their pleas.
By what right do
merchants] . . . usedrug to injuChinese people?
heard that the smois very strictly f
your country; that harm caused by
clearly understoonot permitted to doown country, the
should you lpassed on to the h
countrieExcerpt from Lin Zexus le
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The Opium War Why?
- Britain wanteright to sell opChina.
- It brought in lincome for thcountry.
- Eventually Briclashed with Cthe conflict kn
the Opium W
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What?
A series of battles,
taken place at sea in
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The Opium War What?
- In March of 1839, Lin Zexu traveled toCanton where he confiscated 10,000pounds of opium, and made 1,600arrests to those involved in the trade.
- He then ordered the seizure of 20,000more crates of opium from a foreign-
owned factory.- He held all foreign merchants prisoneruntil they surrendered 9 million dollarsworth of opium, which he then burnedpublicly.
- Lastly, he ordered the port of Canton
closed to all foreign merchants.
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The Opium War What?
- Britain was out- In November of
Royal Navy sanof Chinese vessGuangzhou.
- By January of 1had captured thforts and high gabove the port
- The British forc
by Captain Cha
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The Opium War What?
- The British defeated the Chinese onland at Ningbo and Chinhai.- In August of 1841, Captain Elliot
was seen as too moderate for the
British and was replaced by SirHenry Pottinger.- He launched a major offense and
soon conquered the rice producinglands of South China.
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The Opium War What?
- China had suffered a humiliating defeat.- The realized that there was no way theycould defeat Britain.
- They outdated ships were no match forBritains.
-In 1842, China signed a peace treaty called
the Treaty of Nanjing.-It gave Britain the territory of Hong Kong.- In 1844, they signed another treaty, giving
the U.S. and other countriesextraterritorial rights.
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Where?- Mostly at sea
- Many cities
throughout
China and on its
coast
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When?
The Opium War be
March of 1839 and e
August 29th 18
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The Opium War weakened China and vulnerable to the sphere of influence. The
trade continued in China and its people
resented the foreigners invading their h
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