鸦片战争教学课件电子教案全套课件.pptx

The Opium WarsDispute between Great Britain and China Growth of Opium TradeEuropeans bought silk, tea, porcelain, and spices from ChinaChinese would only trade goods for silverDrain on European finances Opium TradeOpium manufactured in China since 15th century for medical purposesOpium then mixed with tobacco so it could be smokedDutch were first to begin trade of opiumEnglish soon followedChinese government banned smoking and trade of opium in 1729 due to health and social issues English East India CompanyHeld monopoly on production and export of opium in IndiaPeasant cultivators often coerced and paid in advance for cultivation of poppiesSold in Calcutta for a profit of 400% East India CompanyBuy tea on credit in CantonSell opium at auctions in Calcutta, IndiaThen it was smuggled into China through India and Bengal1797 began direct trade of opium into ChinaChinese government had hard time controlling trade in South Napier AffairLord Napier tried to circumvent the Canton Trade laws to reinstitute East India’s monopolyGovernor of Macao closed trade with Britain September 2, 1834British resumed trade under old restrictions First Opium War 1834 -Chinese instituted death penalty for native traffickers of opiumMarch 1839 – new commissioner to control opium trade – Lin ZexuLin imposed embargo on Britain unless they permanently ended the trade trade First Opium WarMarch 27, 1839 – British Superintendent of Trade – Charles Elliot demanded all British subjects turn over opium to himOpium amounting to a year’s worth of trade was given to Commissioner LinTrade resumed with Britain and no drugs were smuggled First Opium WarLin demanded British merchants to sign a bond promising not to deal opium under penalty of deathLin disposed of the opium – dissolving it in the oceanDid not realize the impact of this action! First Opium WarBritish merchants and government regarded this as destruction of private propertyResponded by sending warships, soldiers, and the British Indi