1. Bell Work: Complete Chaos!!!
What do you think would happen if the drug heroin was made legal in the United States?
Complete Chaos!!!

2. Guess what . . . YYYEEEESSSSSS! I LOVE THIS DAY!
POWERPOINT THURSDAY!!!

3. Remember the Ming dynasty
Remember the Ming dynasty ? How did they feel about mixing with foreigners ?
HATED IT?
They ISOLATED China at the worst possible time!

4. The British seemed to have their hands on everything.
‘Ello, Gov’na!
We want it all!
During this period of isolation in China, Western Europe experienced the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION which increased their military power.
The British used their military strength to push for expanded TRADING rights with China !
They wanted access to all Chinese PORTS, however, the Chinese refused.

5. British in China Aaahhhh! I despise the Brits! They make me so
mad I’m going to
eat my hair!
British in China

6. British Opium Warehouse in India
The British wanted to trade cotton for Chinese tea, but the Chinese didn’t want anything the British had. What to do?
The British merchants found that the Chinese would buy opium, so they traded opium for Chinese tea.
Bad luck for the Chinese!
British Opium Warehouse in India
Selling Opium in China

7. Then soon much of China was addicted to this drug, & China was being drained of its’ supply of silver that was being used to pay for the opium.
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read these letters.
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Opium Den in China

8. The Chinese gov’t. tried to stop this illegal drug by passing harsh laws (smugglers who were caught faced death). In 1839, the Chinese emperor ordered a large British shipment of opium destroyed!
This led to two Opium Wars (1840 & 1858), in which Britain crushed China, and continued to trade opium all over the country. By 1905, more than a quarter of the male population of china had become addicted to opium.

9. So, How did the “Opium War” end?
Treaty of Nanjing
1st of many “unequal treaties”
Emperor had to pay for destroyed opium
Gave Britain Hong Kong
Other Western countries do the same.
“Spheres of Influence”
British, French, German, Japanese, Russian

10. Wow, Thanks Great Britain
Wow, Thanks Great Britain! What a great contribution you made to both India & China!

11. Hong Kong