All the questions on this quiz are based on information that can be found on the page at ancient china opium wars. In june, 16 british warships arrived in hong kong and sailed northward to the mouth of the bei river to. Dierci yapian zhanzheng, also known as the second anglochinese war, the second china war, the arrow war, or the anglofrench expedition to china, was a war pitting the british empire and the french empire against the qing dynasty of china that lasted from 1856 to 1860. The opium war was very much a clash of civilizations. For webquest or practice, print a copy of this quiz at ancient china opium wars webquest print page. Two american soldiers wounded in the afghanistan desert stumble across a russian tank which has a group of afghanis living inside. The british, with the east india company at the vanguard, effectively sold opium to china. This essay aims to discuss the significant causes of the opium war over which there has been much controversy.
Zheng junli and yapian zhanzheng the opium war, 1997, dir. The british sent 42 warships from their outposts in india, beginning the first opium war 18391842. Feb 14, 2020 the centuriesold relationship between opium and war has been first and foremost about generating revenue, whether to fund imperial expansion, prop up warlord ambitions or pay for insurgency and. Opium wars the opium wars lasted from 18391860 and had a major effect on world affairs. In short, a british drug cartel wanted to force opium into china to pay for importing goods into britain and ended up succeeding and opening the door for the century of humiliation. French soldiers also took a big part in this war, which started when the chinese took over one of the british ships in the port of guangzhou, called the arrow. With peter bussian, joe suba, fawad samani, jawanmard paiez. How jardine and matheson profited from the illegal trade of opium and convinced england to launch an assault on china. November 3, 1839 fighting began when a british ship, the royal saxon, attempted to sail to canton. For centuries, war and opium have been entwined in asia. As in the iraq war, private companies played a huge part in the opium war, the supply chain was subcontracted out to merchants, and there was.
Amuchhyped, longplanned project with a clear political message, the opium war is a consistently eyepleasing historical costumer thats a superior example of its type without moving any mountains. The opium war, a toho super production presented by eiga haikyusha. In the late 18th century, the british east india company, contravening chinese laws, had begun smuggling indian opium into china and became the leading suppliers by 1773. Opium wars definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Opium wars simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Historical drama starting in 1839 in guangzhou where british merchants dealing with opium are to be executed because the opium is destroying the empire. Reprinted from yesterdays late editions the opium war, now at the kb janus, turns out to be a relic as. The film tells the story of the first opium war of 18391842, which was fought between the qing empire of china and the british. Combat at guangzhou canton during the second opium war the opium wars simplified chinese.
Mismanagement in the aftermath of the british east india companys loss of its monopoly in 1834 abstract the histories of the opium war, of which there are many, have posited that the roots of the conflict are diverse and interconnected, ranging from cultural differences to conflicting perspectives on trade. One particularly important document which led to the opium war and. Before the war, european powers were severely limited in. The first of the opium wars occurred from 1839 to 1842, the second occurred between 1856 and 1860. That liberation was in part celebrated by telling a story of the opium war, through film. They completely ignored the sanctions against it by the chinese government and the pleas from china to stop the exportation of opium from india to china. After the burning of 20000 boxes of opium by the chinese, england declares war since the burned. Two seminal events, the opium war 183942 and the cultural revolution 196676, play an outsized role in attempts to introduce china to the world.
Opium war doesnt really have much of a plot and its story points are left deliberately vague. Watch the opium war full movie in hd visit movie 293286 the opium war is a 1943 blackandwhite japanese film directed by masahir. In february 1840 the british government decided to launch a military expedition, and elliot and his cousin, george later sir george elliot, were appointed joint plenipotentiaries to china though the latter, in poor health, resigned in november. Lin zexu appointed in 1838 to stamp out opium trade zexu destroyed stocks of opium in china. The first opium war 183942 was fought between china and britain, and the second opium war 185660, also known as the arrow war or the anglofrench war in china, was fought by britain and france against china. The immediate issue was chinese official seizure of opium stocks at canton to stop the banned opium. In china, letting a hundred films wither the new york times. The british were keen to have the chinese smoke opium because it provided them with a huge profit. The first and second opium war history of china 18391860 duration. The first was between great britain and china and lasted from 1839 until 1842. Afghanistan full movie three dots by roya sadat 2003 herat afghanistan duration.
This effort was led by the british who sought the opening of all of china to their merchants, an ambassador in beijing, legalization of the opium trade, and the exemption of imports from tariffs. The annexation of hong kong to the british empire was one of the main consequences of the war depicted in the film. In the late 1700s the british was smuggling the drug into china for nonmedical use. Unwilling to make further concessions to the west, the qing government of. They were also about opening china to european and american trade and colonizations. The winner of the 1997 golden rooster and 1998 hundred flowers awards. These wur the climax o disputes ower trade an diplomatic relations atween cheenae unner the qing dynasty an the breetish empire. As the chinese historian bai shouyi has written, this was the earliest known spontaneous struggle by the chinese people against foreign aggression in modern history. The first opium war began in 1839 and was fought over trade, financial reparations, and diplomatic status. Xie jin has been called the chinese spielberg, and his epic has the look and texture of an indiana jones movie though apparently the. The opium wars were two wars between china and western countries during the qing dynasty. In this war the british forces fought toward the legalization of. In 1840, and for decades afterwards, growing, selling and using opium was entirely legal in places like turkey, persia and british india. China the first opium war and its aftermath britannica.
Jan 29, 2019 the first opium war was fought from march 18, 1839, to august 29, 1842, and was also known as the first anglochinese war. In presentday chinese accounts of the opium war, sanyuanli still stands out as the major victory of the war, a symbol of the potential power of the unified chinese masses. In june, 16 british warships arrived in hong kong and sailed northward to the mouth of the. Britain and france, along with troops from russia and the united states, attacked more chinese cities. Xie jin described the film as a special gift for the motherland and the people. The second was from 1856 to 1860 and involved france as well the wars were about many other things than opium. On the one hand, the chinese perspective on the cause of the war is about britains immoral poisoning of china with opium from smuggling, while on the other hand britain holds the view that the war was as a result of chinese. The opium wars, an aa kent as the anglocheenese wars, comprise the first opium war frae 1839 tae 1842 an the seicont opium war frae 1856 tae 1860. Opium wars, two armed conflicts in china in the mid19th century between the forces of western countries and of the qing dynasty, which ruled china from 1644 to 191112. The resolution of these wars resulted in treaties that dictated trade agreements and concessions as well as the cession of hong kong island which became a british colony until 1997.
The centuriesold relationship between opium and war has been first and foremost about generating revenue, whether to fund imperial expansion, prop. The opium war yapian zhanzheng, directed by 74yearold chinese director xie jin, was released in beijing on july 1, 1997, set to coincide with the transfer of hong kong from britain back to china. Mao haijian, one of the most distinguished and wellknown historians working in china, presents the culmination of more than ten years of research in a revisionist reading of the conflict and its main chinese. The first opium war was fought from march 18, 1839, to august 29, 1842, and was also known as the first anglochinese war.
The opium war did help to bring about the collapse of the last chinese dynasty, a fact worth remembering in 2011, exactly a century since the. In the mid 19th centuries, the first opium war was fought between the forces of britain and the qing dynasty. The opium war, now at the kb janus, turns out to be a relic as well as curiosity. As a result of the war, britain won trade rights, access to five treaty ports, and hong kong. With guoan bao, liankun lin, sihung lung, debra beaumont. After the burning of 20,000 boxes of opium by the chinese, england declares war since the burned opium was the property of the british commercial attache who. After the burning of 20,000 boxes of opium by the chinese, england declares war since the burned opium was the property of the british commercial attache who had. Up to this point in the movie the yankee soldiers have been full of suspicion and hostility and thats a feeling the locals gladly and freely.
The british wage two wars on china to have better access to chinese markets, especially to sell opium grown in british india. The winner of the 1997 golden rooster and 1998 hundred flowers awards for best picture, the film was screened in several international film festivals, notably cannes and montreal. Opium wars, two armed conflicts in china in the mid19th century between the forces of western countries and of the qing dynasty, which ruled china from 1644 to 191112 the first opium war 183942 was fought between china and britain, and the second opium war 185660, also known as the arrow war or the anglofrench war in china, was fought by britain and france against chi. Hurtgen forest and the end of world war ii free full dw documentary duration. Diyici yapian zhanzheng, also known as the opium war or the anglochinese war, was a series of military engagements fought between great britain and the qing dynasty of china. Sep 02, 2011 the opium war did help to bring about the collapse of the last chinese dynasty, a fact worth remembering in 2011, exactly a century since the revolution that deposed the last emperor. The east india company steamship nemesis right background destroying chinese war junks during the second battle of chuenpi. This war was fought over the two not seeing eye to eye on a lot of things. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview. Bbc documentary series, a complete history 11 nov the great opium war of 1840 and the resulting transfer of hong kong island to britain. As in the iraq war, private companies played a huge part in the opium war, the supply chain was subcontracted out to merchants, and there was an incredible amount of corruption on the british side.
The dispute between britain and china escalated throughout the years. The opium war was a war fought by two countries great britain and china in 1839. This massive increase in opium smuggling into china became a recipe for war. Opium addiction destroyed lives, and the drain of silver was causing fiscal problems for the qing government. Some five thousand people were killed in the war last year, including a hundred and ninetyone foreign troops and at least a thousand civilians. The basic situation is a classic clash of cultures set up. The second opium war was also known as the arrow war or anglofrench war in china. Watch the opium war full movie in hd visit the opium war is a 1943 blackandwhite japanese film directed by masahir. The opium war of 183943, the first military conflict to take place between china and the west, is a subject of enduring interest. The effects of opium on china chinas history with opium dates back to the 7th century when it was taken orally for medicinal purposes holt, 1964. The story of qing dynasty official lin zexu and his battle against british imperialist is set at the start of 1838 during the first hints of the conflict that would become the opium war which led to the ceding of hong kong to the british empire.
The war was fought over the drug opium which was used by the chinese for hundreds of year to relieve pain. What were the causes and consequences of the first opium war. In the mid1850s, the european powers and the united states sought to renegotiate their commercial treaties with china. In 1838, china began seizing opium stores, so britain opted for the only logical response when ones illegal drug trade is halted.
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