Opium War

Why was Britain poor during this time?

• No trade

• Losing the American Revolution

• Losing the French Revolution

• There weren't poor!

What 2 countries fought in the Opium Wars?

• China and France

• China and Africa

• China and India

• China and Britain

True or False: Trade between Britain and China was BALANCED or FAIR

• True

• False

True or False: China's ban on Opium and Trade STOPPED Opium from entering into China

• True

• False

Why do you think Britain wanted to try and smuggle Opium into China?

Provide ONE way the Chinese tried to punish the British

Whose military do you think is stronger in this war? Britain or China?

Who won the 1st Opium War?

• Britain

• China

What is ONE punishment the Treaty of Nanking did at the END of the Opium War?

Do you think that the Opium War/Treaty of Nanking was a FAIR war?

• Yes

• No

• Kind of