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Bookmark or Share- The Opium Wars | History TodayThe Opium Wars of 1839-42 and 1856-60 between Qing-dynasty China and Britain are a perfect case study of the international divergence of opinion that the Empire continues to generate.
- First Opium War | Definition, Overview, China ... - BritannicaFirst Opium War, armed conflict in 1839–42 between China’s Qing dynasty and Britain over the dynasty’s restrictions on British trade and, more broadly, Britain’s dissatisfaction with its diplomatic relationship with the Qing. The catalyst for the conflict was the dynasty’s efforts to suppress the.
- The Second Opium War | OriginsMarch 3, 1857 marked the unofficial beginning of the so-called Second Opium War (officially 1856-1860), a conflict that not only forced that narcotic drug deep into China’s politics, public health, and economics but also cemented the country’s status as both a prize and a battleground for Euro-American imperialist powers.
- Opium trade - China, Britain, War | BritannicaThe Opium Wars. The widespread opium addiction in China was causing serious social and economic disruption there. The attempts by the Qing dynasty to enforce the opium restrictions included such measures as destroying more than 20,000 chests of opium—about 1,400 tons of the drug—that British merchants had warehoused at Canton ( Guangzhou) in 1839.
- Britain Vs. China: The Opium Wars Explained - WorldAtlasThe Opium Wars were two wars fought when European powers invaded China to expand trade in the 19 th century. The wars were triggered when the Chinese government banned and confiscated large amounts of opium. This seemingly common-sense decision was a major blow the British, who exported opium to balance out a large trade imbalance with China.
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