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Opium War: Britain Stole Hong Kong From China
Britain's East India Company would wage three wars on the people of China in order to secure the right to sell opium there . Marxist analysis of the opium wars.
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Extractions: issue of Workers World newspaper The British stole Hong Kong from China over 155 years ago. How did they get it in the first place? And how is the trade in opium tied to the issue of Hong Kong? Opium for medicinal purposes was first manufactured in China toward the end of the 15th century. It was used to treat dysentery, cholera and other diseases. Not until the 18th century were there any accounts of opium smoking in China. In 1729, the Chinese imperial government, alarmed at its debilitating effect, prohibited the sale of opium mixed with tobacco and banned opium-smoking houses. Selling opium for smoking "was classed with robbery and instigation to murder, and punished with banishment or death," wrote Joshua Rowntree in "The Imperial Drug Trade," published in London in 1905. But this didn't stop Britain, which had gradually been taking over the opium trade from its European capitalist rivals, Portugal and Holland. Much of the opium at this time was grown and manufactured in British India. Capt. Hamilton, a private British adventurer who spent 40 years in India in the first part of the 18th century, described the city of Patna there as "frequented by Europeans, where the English and Dutch have factories. It produces so much opium that it serves all the countries in India with that commodity." BRITAIN GETS MONOPOLY ON OPIUM TRADE
Electronic Passport To The Opium Wars
The opium wars From 1839 to 1842, China fought what we now call the opiumwars with Britain. There are many ways to look at a problem.
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Extractions: HOME TIME AND SPACE PREHISTORY MESOPOTAMIA ... The Boxer Rebellion The Opium Wars From 1839 to 1842, China fought what we now call the "Opium Wars" with Britain. There are many ways to look at a problem. Here are two views of the situation from the perspective of the Chinese and the British: China is a very old country with ideals that have lasted more than two thousand years. The Chinese people were satisfied with their way of life and had little interest in the nations of the Western Hemisphere. Tea, grown in China, had become a very popular drink in Great Britain. China would have rather not traded with the British at all, but they were willing to sell the British tea only if they used the port in Canton. They were willing not allow western ideas in their society. The British decided they needed to "balance their trade." That means that they must buy and sell to China, not just buy. They decided to sell Opium.
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The opium wars. A good example of how economics can fuel drug policy follows. 18391842opium Chinese got tough opium wars with Britain China lost.
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Extractions: Return to Drugs Course Index page Return to Part 3A: Sociological Aspects notes History of Drugs History of drug laws and restrictions The Opium Wars A good example of how economics can fuel drug policy follows. As you read about the Opium Wars, think about other more recent drug issues (e.g., U.S. practices regarding exportation of tobacco; our response to Central American exportation of cocaine). 1600's OPIUM Chinese got tough Opium Wars with Britain China lost. Influx of opium followed (5,000 TONS). Opium brought to U.S. primarily by Chinese laborers. By 1906, it was estimated that up to 50% of the adult Chinese population was addicted to opium. Finally world conference in 1912 to regulate imports but only because of growing concerns in this country about opium use HERE in the U.S.
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China 19001976. Chinese Propaganda Posters. Condensed China Chinese historyfor beginners. The opium wars and the opening of China. The First opium War.
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History 13B: China
It assumes no prior knowledge of Chinese history. Those contacts culminate in theOpium wars of the 19th century, and a series of disastrous rebellions of
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military ways to control their own destiny. A Short history of theOpium wars. Sir Richard Owen (18041892) - English biologist, a
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Extractions: Laurence Oliphant - British journalist, novelist, explorer, diplomat, utopian, and spiritualist. A narrative of his life history indicates the ideal career for a spy travel to areas of diplomatic and military interest, followed by "a pleasant book of travel," and he is rumored to have plotted with Garibaldi in Italy. Prior to the Crimean War , he was a London Times correspondent in Crimea. As private secretary to Lord Elgin, he visited North America in 1855 and India, China, and Japan in 1857-61. As first secretary of the British legation to Edo (now Tokyo) in 1861, he was wounded during an attack on the embassy in Edo by a group of xenophobic samurai, one of many such incidents . In 1865, he was elected to Parliament, but in 1867, he and his mother abandoned their lives in England and joined Thomas Lake Harris at his utopian community in New York state. There is some speculation that Harris had promised him a cure for inherited syphilis, from which Oliphant suffered. He took with him to Harris's Brotherhood six Japanese students from the Satsuma domain, whom he had befriended in London. He later induced a number of other Japanese to join the brotherhood. One biographer (Taylor, 1982) suggests that his attachment to Harris was a result of the dementia of inherited syphilis. His connection with the utopian group lasted until 1881, when he broke with Harris and formed, with his second wife, the daughter of Utopian Robert Owen, his own community in Palestine. His first novel
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WSW HOME WSW HELP WSW ACADEMIC TOOLS WSW REGISTRATION WSW NEWSLINKS EMAIL RSWopium history 3400 BC TO 1799 AD. The opium Kings opium Throughout history.
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Extractions: Britain Stole Hong Kong From China - "Britain's East India Company would wage three wars on the people of China in order to secure the right to sell opium there". Marxist analysis of the Opium Wars. Ch'ing China: The Opium Wars - "By the 1830's, the English had become the major drug-trafficking criminal organization in the world". Discussion of the causes and effects of these wars. Emperor of China Declares War on Drugs - How Commissioner Lin Tse-hsü's attempts to stamp out the opium trade led to war and personal disgrace. Imperial Pushers: Britain, China and the Opium War - Causes and results of the war. Letter of Advice to Queen Victoria - "The wealth of China is used to profit the barbarians ... by what right do they then in return use the poisonous drug to injure the Chinese people?". Full text of a letter written by Commisioner Lin in the lead up to the war. The Anglo-Chinese Treaty of Nanking (1842) - Full text of the treaty which ended the war. Amongst its one-sided conditions was the ceding of Hong Kong to the British. The Emergence Of Modern China - How increasing contact with western powers led to war and enfored change.
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Four Sisters of Hofei A history By Annping Chin Published October 2002 Grade OpiumWars The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another, The By
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Extractions: This generously illustrated introduction to the greatest conflict fought on U.S. territory is brought to life with many full-page archival photos and contemporary paintings. Inserts feature artifacts and cartoons. The book includes a timeline of major events, maps locating major battles, glossary, and a list of Civil War Web sites. The author, an attorney specializing in juvenile law and youth advocate, has prepared a guide to the juvenile justice system. The books three sections examine what is done by kids, what is done for and to kids, and the future of juvenile justice. An appendix covers Federal involvement in juvenile law. A glossary is included. This book would make a good resource for civics classrooms.
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Extractions: Search BB Program Contents Page Modern European History [Introduction] 1. Conservatism and Liberalism After Napoleon 1a. The Congress of Vienna 1b. Metternich's Vision: The Concert of Europe 1c. The Liberal Reaction 1d. The Revolutions of 1848 2. Nationalism and Unification 2a. Italian Reunification 2b. German Unification: The Age of Bismarck 2c. French Nationalism: Making Peasants into Citizens 2d. The Austro-Hungarian Empire 2e. The Russian Empire under Alexander II 3. Industrialization and Industrial Society 3a. The Industrial Revolution: 18th century Britain 3b. Advances in Science and Industry 3c. The Social Costs of Industrialization

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