I agree to a small extent. The Opium War did affect China’s economy. From Source B‚ I can infer that the Opium Wars made China richer. The source mentioned that the export of tea from China increased 42‚000‚000kg in 1855 from only 7‚500‚000kg in 1843‚ an increase of more than 500%. This showed that the trade increased. With more trade‚ there would be more money which were gained from the trades. Furthermore‚ more trade also means more jobs for the Chinese. Therefore‚ the Chinese will be able to
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China to adapt to the challenge of the west leading up to and after the Opium War (1839-1842)? Between 1839 and 1842‚ China experienced the first of two Opium Wars‚ against Britain. The Opium War‚ which weakened the Qing Dynasty‚ created diplomatic tension‚ opened China up to more foreign influence. The time period examined will mainly be between 1839 and 1842‚ though there will be context from years leading up and following the war‚ including the years after the Treaty of Nanking was signed. To determine
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people. The response to the West However‚ the Opium War from 1839 to 1842 occurred earlier than these domestic rebellions‚ which happened after 1850. Thus first we should review how Ch’ing China responded to the threat from the West. Basically we can perhaps divide this into two stages to consider‚ the first being the Opium War (the First Anglo-Chinese War of 1839-1842)2 and the second the Arrow War (the Second Opium War or the War of Anglo-French Allies against China in 1856-1860). It was
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establish the foreign trading of opium‚ a highly addictive substance extracted from the juice of the opium poppy (“Opium and Heroin”) . The Chinese were opposed to this enforcement due to its negative effects among the Chinese economy and civilians. As a result of this prolonged dispute between British and Chinese powers‚ British troops eventually attacked numerous Chinese villages‚ leading to the commencement of the Opium Wars in the mid-18th century (Pletcher). The Opium Wars‚ as a result of British imperialism
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Opium Wars When the British decided to attack the Chinese because they were refusing to buy opium‚ as it was considered an attack on free trade and private property‚ they go to war. The British official in China doesn’t want opium sold‚ but he is so outclassed that he cannot figure out a way to get the British out of the opium trade. The current dynasty‚ the Manchus‚ are not actually Chinese. The Confucian scholars are supposed to repair after the war‚ but the Chinese are weaker than they ever
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there was a lot of popular unrest. Western influence caused the decline to happen more abruptly. An example of this was the Opium Wars. British merchants began smuggling Opium into China. The opium itself contributed to the fall because some leaders and officials were addicted to it‚ which led to incapable rulers. When China attempted to stop this they ended up in a War with Great Britain and eventually other Western countries. Since China was not match for the military and weaponry advancements
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happen soon. For example‚ The Qing dynasty is the richest in the world in 18th century. However it did not allow ideas and development from the world to come to China. Secluding China from the world leads to a lot of war – the Opium War‚ the Second Opium War‚ the First Sino-Japanese War… For these reason‚ Qing became very poor in the beginning of 20th century. It’s obvious that money and valuables is important‚ but money may loss easily if the technology backward. In fact‚ the scholars are the real
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craftsmanship‚ newest weapons‚ other valuable items and opium. Nonetheless‚ Britain wanted trade with the Kingdom of China. China’s economy was bigger than Britain‚ and the trade was in their favor‚ so the Brits wanted to tip the balance to them. The Emperor wanted no official trade with England. Nonetheless‚ there was still unofficial trading of opium for silk and fine porcelain. Sadly because of the greedy trading with Britain‚ and the obtaining of opium‚ millions of people were addicted to this drug
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the Gun Boats Part I – Traditional Chinese World Order and Tribute System Part II – Relations with Barbarians and Foreigners Part III – Diplomacy Post Opium War Part IV – Unequal Treaties – International Law Perspective Part V – Arrow War and Second Treaty Settlement Timeline- 1689 – Treaty of Nerchinsk 1842 – Treaty of Nanjing 1843 – Supplementary Treaty of Bogue 1844 – Treaty of Wangshia 1844 – Treaty of Whampoa 1858 – Treaty of Tienstin
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Britain and other Western countries wanted. The core and periphery relationship was starting to switch when the opium wars were happening. When British people were smuggling in opium to China‚ they were starting to have the balance of trade fall back into equilibrium because opium was a good that the people of China were demanding and the only source of opium was from Britain. When the opium wars were finished‚ it seemed like Britain had become the core and China had become the periphery because Britain
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