Imperialism: China vs. Japan - Opium War by

How It Started

daniel_schauer — 2014-04-09 13:44:20 UTC

China isolated itself from the rest of the world. Specifically, they did not want European goods, and they just restricted trade to one city; Guangzhou (China). China exploited India for their tea in order to export it to Britian. (British love tea) In exchange for sliver, China would export tea, but China became angry with the imbalance of trade. Then, British turned to opium, which was in high demand in China. Due to the addiction, the Chinese government banned the import of opium (1796). This sparked anger.

(Hailey & Dan)

Effects of the Treaty of Nanjing

daniel_schauer — 2014-04-09 13:44:45 UTC

China was forced into signing treaties with Britain, France, the United States, and Russia. (Opened up the ports of these countries) Due to these treaties, the Qing dynasty lost power, leading to a severe fall of the empire. This was because these countries started to all imperialize China.

(Tyler, Dan, Hailey)

Opium War In Action

hailey_scasny — 2014-04-09 13:59:40 UTC

Due to the banning of opium, Chinese officials demanded that British opium in Guangzhou would happen no more. In response, the British sent a naval force to attack. After the attack, the Chinese were force to sign a treaty; the Treaty of Nanjing. This treaty was highly one-sided. It only benefited the Europeans while China suffered. It also gave extraterritoriality rights to the British.

(Tyler, Dan, Hailey)