Opium Wars - Causes, events, effects

The nomads of the Manchurian plains that were recruited by the Ming dynasty

The Manchus that overthrew the Ming dynasty

The Manchus than created the Qing dynasty

Regulated trading system of China

The only port that foreigners could trade to China through

A gift given to the leader to show gratitude for their leadership

Kneeling to the leader to show respect

A drug that the British sold to Chinese illegally to fix the trade imbalance

The British leader that tried to fix the trade imbalance by reasoning with the Chinese emperor

the modernized, fast clipper ships that smuggle opium to China

the Chinese boats that would collect and then disperse opium along the coast of China

Imperial Commissioner of Canton; in charge of prohibiting opium

British parliament members that wanted to start a war over the prohibition of opium

British parliament members that believed opium should be illegal

The war over the trade of opium between China and Britain: Britain wanted to keep opium China wanted to prohibit opium

The area of Canton that was invaded -> caused the First Opium War

The Chinese city that fell to the British during the final major battle

The Chinese city that became open to invasion after Chinkiang fell -> scary because taking that over would break China into North + South

Treaty of the First Opium War

British territory in China -> taken during Treaty of Nanking

The treaties during the Opium Wars that lessened the Chinese government's control over its own country

When foreigners are exempt from the law of a nation

The treaty for the Second Opium War

The extra treaty signed after the Second Opium War after the Chinese persisted