Unit: Imperialism Topic: Imperialism in China

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Unit ImperialismTopic Imperialism in China
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What is opium?
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• Opium is a narcotic formed from the latex
  released by lacerating (or "scoring") the
  immature seed pods of opium poppies.
• It contains up to 12 morphine, which is
  processed chemically to produce heroin for the
  illegal drug trade.

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Other Chinese Imports

• Hardwood
• Rubber
• Spices
• Silk
• Porcelain

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1. The Opium War

1. British merchants began to export opium from
   China in the late 1700s.
2. China tried to stop the trade of the addictive
   drug.

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1. In 1839, to keep trade open, the British fought
   the Opium War with China, which Britain won.

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2. The Treaty of Nanjing (1842)

• China had to pay for Britains war costs, open
  ports to British trade, and give Britain the
  island of Hong Kong.

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• Hong Kong was given back to China on July 1, 2007.

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1. China was forced to grant British citizens
   extraterritoriality, the right to live under
   their own laws and be tried in their own courts.

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3.

• Other Western countries carved out spheres of
  influence, areas in which an outside power
  claimed exclusive trade privileges.

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China
France
Russia
England
Germany
Japan
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3. China Fights Back!

1. From 1850 to 1864, Chinese peasants, angry at
   their poverty and corrupt officials, rose up in
   revolt.
2. The Taiping Rebellion resulted in millions of
   Chinese deaths and weakened China.

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1. In 1900, a group called the Boxers assaulted
   foreigners across China.
2. This was known as the Boxer Rebellion, which
   Western armies quickly crushed.

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