the opium war by kenzieredsell https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r informational text en-us 2018-03-19 02:20:38 UTC 2018-03-21 00:03:58 UTC hello@padlet.com the opium war was first between china and england 20011231 https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/243303445 2018-03-19 02:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/243303445 british war ships would destroy chinese blockades 20011231 https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/243303567 2018-03-19 02:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/243303567 It was easy prey to more powerful countries that wanted to exploit every advantage in order to profit from trade.1839-1860 20011231 https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/243304585 2018-03-19 02:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/243304585 The opium trade in China was lucrative but illegal. The Chinese government’s efforts to stop the British from exporting opium to China led to two trade wars 20011231 https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/243304797 2018-03-19 02:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/243304797 Two opium wars. 1st one 1839-1842 between China and Britain. 2nd one 1856-1860 between china and a British-French alliance. 20011231 https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/243305148 2018-03-19 02:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/243305148 tea, silks and porcelain was extremely lucrative for British merchants 20011231 https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244308242 2018-03-20 23:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244308242 the british would exchange for silver but the later ran out of money 20011231 https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244309690 2018-03-20 23:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244309690 the chinese sign the treaties in 1858 20011231 https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244313623 2018-03-20 23:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244313623 that one victory was not enough to stop the British forces from making their way north to Beijing 20011231 https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244314437 2018-03-20 23:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244314437 These treaties granted the Western powers a number of rights and privileges. 20011231 https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244314638 2018-03-20 23:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244314638 The British demanded the right of Chinese citizens to emigrate on British ships 20011231 https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244314735 2018-03-20 23:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244314735 90% of people suffered addiction 20011231 https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244316567 2018-03-21 00:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/20011231/n05ntfswxh0r/wish/244316567