How_britain_went_to_war_with_china_over_opium May 2026

By the 1830s, millions of Chinese citizens were addicted, causing severe social and economic decay [3, 5].

Five "treaty ports" (including Shanghai and Canton) were opened to British trade [2, 3]. how_britain_went_to_war_with_china_over_opium

The war ended in 1842 with a decisive British victory. The resulting was the first of the "Unequal Treaties" [1, 3]: By the 1830s, millions of Chinese citizens were

China was forced to pay 21 million silver dollars for the destroyed opium and war costs [1, 5]. By the 1830s

Silver began flowing out of China to pay for the drug, crippling the Chinese economy [2, 6]. The Breaking Point: Commissioner Lin Zexu

He seized and destroyed over (roughly 1,200 tons) [1, 5]. The Outbreak of War