Opium Wars (5:44)
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 01:08 What was the Chinese-European balance of trade problem in the early nineteenth century?
- 01:30 What product did the British find to solve this balance of trade problem?
- 01:52 What did the Qing Dynasty rulers do in reaction to the flow of opium? How did the British react?
- 02:36 What concessions did the British extract from China following the First Opium War?
- 03:33 How did the Opium Wars affect the Taiping Rebellion?
- 05:44 William Gladstone was a reformer in this period. How did he feel about the First Opium War?