Events

After the Treaty of Nanjing, the ‘unfair treaty’, the Chinese resented not only the effects of the treaty but also resented what they called the foreign barbarians. Small anti-foreign movements would persist throughout the next decade or so, but only in 1856 did an event happen in which the British were agitated enough to respond ... Read More

After a humiliating defeat at the hands of the British, the Qing were forced into a humiliating pact known as the Treaty of Nanjing. Through this agreement, the British would be able to have the control over Chinese trade as they wished. Guangzhou, among other important ports, would be open to foreign trade after all. ... Read More

After hearing about the Chinese efforts to eradicate opium from the lands and the destruction of opium, the British felt it best to retaliate. In June of 1940 the first ships of the British fleet arrived. To the British, the Chinese were to be made an example of. Nobody was to stand in the way ... Read More

A lot of the British motivation in their involvement in the Opium Wars can be traced back to the year 1793. At the time, Britain was the envy of the world. A colonial power, they traveled the world to find what they wanted, and they got what they wanted. It was an empire grand in ... Read More