https://padlet.com/stlopez2/1av1vrxxyizahkzm What role did global trade play in China and India’s 19th Century economic decline? with ♥ en-us 2021-03-25 14:32:01 UTC 2025-11-11 00:31:34 UTC hello@padlet.com oliviaavaca https://padlet.com/stlopez2/1av1vrxxyizahkzm/wish/1354102421 After the the Opium War from 1839 - 1843, Britain possession of Hong Kong. This allowed them to create Hong Kong as the central production and operation place for opium. ]]> 2021-03-25 17:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/stlopez2/1av1vrxxyizahkzm/wish/1354102421 https://padlet.com/stlopez2/1av1vrxxyizahkzm/wish/1354109689 India produced most of the opium which Britain sold to china. This was part of the cause of the de-industrialization and ruralization of India as people working in industries (especially cotton weaving) decided to grow opium  and other crops instead. This was because the British collected taxes in money and agriculture created profit to pay these taxes. ]]> 2021-03-25 17:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/stlopez2/1av1vrxxyizahkzm/wish/1354109689 ethanpierce https://padlet.com/stlopez2/1av1vrxxyizahkzm/wish/1354123860 - 1757 Bengal was claimed as Britains first colonial beachhead
- British used tax money from Bengal to create army in India
- Used new army to exercise power and claim more land in India 
- By 1830s India was colonized by GB
 - Because of GBs industrialization and control of India, they began to flood the Indian textile market with their own textiles
 - By 1820 millions of Indian weavers had been thrown out of work
- Millions of jobs were lost, which resulted in Indian workers being forced into farming to produce money to pay taxes. ]]> 2021-03-25 17:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/stlopez2/1av1vrxxyizahkzm/wish/1354123860 https://padlet.com/stlopez2/1av1vrxxyizahkzm/wish/1354141361 The trade of opium helped reverse the trade of silver causing silver to flow back to Britain from India and China.]]> 2021-03-25 17:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/stlopez2/1av1vrxxyizahkzm/wish/1354141361 oliviaavaca https://padlet.com/stlopez2/1av1vrxxyizahkzm/wish/1354149096  In the 18th century China was one of the leading economically sound countries with about 23% of the total gross domestic production. However during the 19th century, as the population in China grew, the wealth being produced fell. This created poor rural living conditions because they could not provide living space for the increase in people. Thus creating a large economic gap between China and Europe]]> 2021-03-25 17:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/stlopez2/1av1vrxxyizahkzm/wish/1354149096