The Opium Wars

Match

Quick Review: Organize these options into the right categories

• British East India Company

• Canton System

• Qianlong Emperor

• Macartney

• Trade imbalance

Joint-stock company, founded in 1600

Means of controlling trade with the West

Saw British as barbarians

Wanted trade and an "unfortified" island

British send all their silver to China

• Joint-stock company, founded in 1600

• Means of controlling trade with the West

• Saw British as barbarians

• Wanted trade and an "unfortified" island

• British send all their silver to China

Multiple Select

What does this map depict? (You can choose more than one)

• The British East India Company increasing control in India.

• The British East India Company gaining more ports in India.

• The British East India Company losing control in India.

• Muslim control increasing in India.

Open Ended

What are your thoughts/first impressions after seeing the images of opium production and opium smokers?

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Reorder

Reorder the following in order of occurrence (i.e 1 = happened first, 5 = happened last)

• There is a trade imbalance between China and England

• England introduces Opium to trade

• China bans opium production and importation

• China bans opium use

• England begins to smuggle opium

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Word Cloud

Who was China most concerned about using opium?

Word Cloud

What is the tone of Lin Xezu's letter to Queen Victoria?

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Hotspot

Click on which ship you think is called 'The Nemesis'

Multiple Choice

What name do you think the Chinese called the Nemesis?

• the imperial hammer

• the dragon slayer

• the devil ship

• the demon's wrath

Poll

Do you think the terms of the Treaty of Nanjing were fair?

• Yes

• No

Draw

Draw 1 main takeaway from today's lecture.