BASIC THESIS

- CAUSE : opium trade degenerated

The first opium war

1839-1842

Great Britain ==> imposed itself as an imperialist power

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1. B.E = military power

2. Political Aspect

Index

3. Consequences

Strategies and tactics

Military power

Events which launched the fight :

- lots of skirmishes

.01

• China destroyed opium boxes sent

1839 !

• used experiences of veterents and wars
• tinked ant planned the war
• dominate the sea

goal : oblige Chinese to give up

Equipments and tecnologies

Military power

British Empire :

.01

• very performant
• better artillery
• better skills
• better organisation
• more powerful than Chinese

• vessels ++
• cannons ++
• power ++

• rifles ++
• power ++
• skills ++

easy victory + compensations, reparations and territories given to British

Political Aspect

.02

British Army > Chinese army

Treaty of Nanking

29 August 1842

"Unequal treaties"

Forced negociations

1) Honk-Kong belongs to B.E

2) British : install in 5 chinese ports

3) China have to give 1/3 of imperial incomes to B.E

Threats/ intimidation

Consequences of the war

.03

ECONOMIC

Conferences :

Mostly happened to China

British Empire : economic consequences : positives

(Unequeal Treaties)

China : long time of instability

Consequences of the war

.03

SOCIAL (in China)

Farmers : debt ++

Beg/Robbers

Proof : B.E powerful ++

Way Western perceived China :

Admiration ==> contempt

= mépris

Conclusion

.04

Second Opium War

• China : refused to review treaties

military power

British Empire : imposed as an imperialist power

• Opium trade : still illegal in China

• War began

1854

Fight on the ground/in the sea

Leading negociations

get the upper hand over a whole Empire

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