Opium Wars | Definition, Summary, Facts, & Causes | Britannica
网页2024年9月8日 · Opium Wars, two mid-19th-century armed conflicts between China and Western countries. The first Opium War (1839–42) was fought between China and Britain; the second Opium War (1856–60), also known as the Arrow War or the Anglo-French War in China, was fought by Britain and France against China.
First Opium War | Definition, Overview, China, Consequences, …
网页2024年8月22日 · The First Opium War began in late 1839 when two British warships broke the Chinese blockade of the Pearl (Zhu) River delta. They destroyed 29 Chinese vessels, setting the tone for a war dominated by the vastly superior British navy.
Opium Wars - Wikipedia
网页The Opium Wars (simplified Chinese: 鸦片战争; traditional Chinese: 鴉片戰爭; pinyin: Yāpiàn zhànzhēng) were two conflicts waged between China and Western powers during the mid-19th century. The First Opium War was fought …
Causes and Effects of the Opium Wars - Encyclopedia Britannica
网页List of some of the major causes and effects of the Opium Wars, two trading wars that erupted during the mid-19th century in China. The overall result of these conflicts was to weaken the Chinese imperial system and greatly expand Western influence in China.
First Opium War - Wikipedia
网页The First Opium War (Chinese: 第一次鴉片戰爭; pinyin: Dìyīcì yāpiàn zhànzhēng), also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842.
How Britain Went to War With China Over Opium
网页2018年7月3日 · Britain and France waged a second Opium War against China from 1856 to 1860. China’s current leader, Xi Jinping, alludes to the era in his call for a “China Dream” of national...
The Opium Wars Explained - HistoryExtra
网页2020年7月20日 · What were the Opium Wars? The Opium Wars were two 19th-century conflicts between China and Britain (and later France) that began with Chinese attempts to stop opium being smuggled into their country.
First China War - National Army Museum
网页The First China War (more commonly known as the First Opium War) had its origins in a trade dispute between Britain and Imperial China. By the start of the 19th century, trade in Chinese goods - such as tea, silks and porcelain - was …
China’s War on Drugs - HistoryNet
网页2021年4月5日 · Lin launched his war on opium by ordering the arrests of more than 1,700 Chinese involved in the trade, confiscating tens of thousands of opium pipes and appealing to Queen Victoria to abolish the trade.
Opium Wars - New World Encyclopedia
网页The Opium Wars (or the Anglo-Chinese Wars) were two wars fought in the mid-1800s that were the climax of a long dispute between China and Britain. In the second, France fought alongside Britain. This dispute centered on the British India-grown opium import into China.