Struggling to maintain social order and strength, the Qing Dynasty placed restrictions on opium trade; however, this backfired, provoking retaliation from British traders and leading to a war that would create the Unequal Treaties. The detrimental socio economic effects opium had on China were beginning to surface during the late 1830’s, causing an influx of smokers and a decline in bullion. Although China’s economy suffered, this was the most viable foreign trade option for the British. There was low demand for the cotton the British offered to China, but the increased profits from opium would do more than compensate. Thus, British merchants took various measures to circumvent China’s policies to stop the illicit trade and managed to find
There were multiple causes of the first World War. World War I started on July 28, 1914, and ended four years earlier on November 11, 1918. This War was between the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy) and the Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia). Some countries had really big militaries that were very strong and some countries had very small and weak armies which caused those countries to be threatened by the bigger militaries because they were scared that they were going to attack them. Imperialism started around 1760 and lasted for a very long time.
THE OPIUM WARS And its Affect on America The Dream of Trade Throughout the 19th century, Americans dreamed of exploiting China 's market. Especially after the United States expanded to the West Coast, prospects for a lucrative and expanding Far Eastern trade energized U.S. merchants and manufacturers. However China 's imperial government took steps to discourage international trade. When U.S. merchant ships first began arriving in the Far East in the 1780s, they were restricted to trading only through Hong Kong, on the South Coast of China. That restriction persisted for another half century, preventing the China trade from rising above a minute percent of U.S. global commerce.
These wars showed just how much Britain controlled the colonies, politically and economically. Britain raised taxes for the colonists, made more rules, and put more soldiers there. All these efforts by Britain just caused the colonists to rebel. This really raised the question of how much control Britain had over the colonists. The colonists ended up developing their own government, which only happened because the British rule refused to allow them to have any control, so their only choice was to rebel.
This ruin of China was a major consequence of the Opium War, a major event in history that was helped along by the drink loved by the British,
Imperialism played a role for the spark in the war when Germany and italy decided they wanted a colonial empire as well. This sparked up a global competition for land which caused confrontations and conflict in many
The Opium Wars marked a crucial turning point in Chinese history and led to a deep sense of indignation and bitterness, as well as a search for a new sense of identity among the Chinese people. One of the key causes of the Opium War was the trade imbalance between China and Great Britain. The British merchants began importing large quantities of opium into China, leading to widespread addiction and social devastation among the Chinese population. The War itself was sparked by the Chinese government's attempts to curb the importation and use of opium. The war resulted in a decisive British victory, with China forced to sign the Treaty of Tianjin/NanKing, which opened up several Chinese ports to British trade and allowed British missionaries
The Qing dynasty's quick decline was propelled by constant external pressures as Western influences flooded in, upending age-old Chinese conventions and norms, weakening the dynasty's hold on power, and introducing aspects of internal instability that hastened its demise. The Opium Wars, which started because Western countries demanded to expand trade, land, and influence in China, compelled the Qing dynasty to surrender territory in addition to opening trading ports as a consequence of the unequal treaties. Opium also led to widespread addiction and societal corruption, which further destabilised Chinese society. These wars indicated the continual pressure endured by external influence, which contributed to the rapid decline of the Qing dynasty.
It was also a very convenient way for the United States to prevent European nations from colonizing throughout China and making a ton of money off of their expansive resources. The policy ensured equal trading rights for the countries that traded with the Chinese people. There were both positive and negative effects of imperialism in China. First, there was the opium wars because the Europeans were losing a lot of silver to China, who had the trading advantage. The west sold opium to the Chinese, getting millions of people addicted to it.
The Opium Wars came from China 's attempts to suppress the trade and consumption f Opium. The first war took place from 1839 to 1842 and the second war was from 1856 to 1860. The Opium wars marked a new beginning in terms of China’s relationship with the west. Regular trade had been going on with the British since the arrival of the Portuguese in the 1600’s. As European economic power rose, Chines goods such as silk, porcelain and tea became highly sought after.
This started the Opium War between China and Great Britain. Britain had huge battleships and the newest technology and weaponry that they easily won against the Chinese who were not as industrialized. The British than easily took over China and started making new rules and turning China into the “spheres of influence.” China was doomed from the start because their were a lot of internal problems that had to deal with rebellion
The war put a strain on the political and economic relationships between Britain and American colonies because of unfair taxation on the colonists. The British ministry could not let the colonies manage their own affairs and the American colonies or Native Americans were not willing to help. Its interests and responsibilities became more complicated and expensive as it expanded. Neither the American colonies nor their Native
Throughout history, there have many wars that caused by many reasons. Also, all war can make good and bad effects for the world. One famous war in history was the Spanish-American War of 1898. It was caused by fuzzy. The war has left a long term effect on both sides that involved in the war.
Lizbeth Montero December 6, 2017 Period 4 World War I The three major conflicts that caused world one were Nationalism, Militarism, and Imperialism. Today i’m going to give you more details about world war one and what cause a bloody world war one to start in
So the reason of the war was that the Britain were being cruel, unfair, and rude. The war affected life in colonies. The war allowed the colonies to have their independence we wanted. Also now we can join together as the United States of America.
