The Opium Wars

The opium war also known as the Anglo-Chinese wars lasted from 1839-1842, it was the most humiliating defeat the Chinese had faced. The opium started from the time when the British wanted to trade with the Chinese, but the Chinese did not because they were not interested in anyone Else's matters. Though the Chinese agreed to trade tea with them but the British wanted an equal trade, they would rather trade and sell with them. As the British received tea from the Chinese, the British gave the Chinese a drug called opium, which is made from the seeds of a poppy flower. Due to the drugs, many people were addicted to it and wanted more opium until it caused a devastation in china that is when the Chinese decided to fight back, which began the Opium war.

During the opium war, it was the British against the Chinese. Though the Chinese were a fast civilized race their weapons, that were old-fashioned artillery were no math against the British gun ships. The Chinese still went through with the war which got them a humiliating defeat. It was called the opium wars because the British brought drugs to china and had sold these drugs and now many people were dying and demanding more, they couldn't do anything about the epidemic so they waged war against the British.

Ultimately, the British won the war, because china was not prepared for the war and they did not have the right weapons to compete against with them. Though after that China signed two treaties; The Treaty of Tianjin and The Treaty Of Nanjing. After the signing of the treaties, peace was restored into China again, they legalized opium and the British finally opened ports into China.