Opium Wars- Imperialism in China

What happened during The Opium Wars?
The Opium war 1839-1842, Known as the most humiliating defeat in China. But what had happened during this time was china had signed a treaty with Great Britain. the treaty was a one sided treaty. The Chinese had to give up Hong-Kong to the British, they had to agree to extraterritorial rights (anyone from Britain or the USA who commit ed a crime in china could not be in trouble or charged in Chinese court). Now the British and other could use 4 other ports instead of the one Guangzhou. The war began because the wanted to force china to import Opium from British merchants. But the Chinese refused. and for 2 reasons, 1 they didn't want a Chinese addicts, and 2 they knew that England had baned Opium from coming into Britain.
they lost because British had better weapons. this was the Opium war.

Imperialism Project

There reason why we did this project was to show how the countries that the Europeans was conquered in parts of America. it was to show the divisions of those countries in those continents. Also to show the trading routes of the countries. I learned how many countries were conquered other and how there were in completely different continents. For example how some countries in Europe Conquered parts of Africa etc.

Film Lesson: "Mountains of the Moon"

Some of the hardships the Europeans faced while exploring Africa were, Sickness, lack of food and supplies, Men were dying one by one from drinking the salt water or from disease, tribes would attack them, Richard Burton had a spire thrown at him and went right through his cheek. John Speeke had bugs go in his ear. These were some of the hardships they faced. But why is it strange that source of the Nile River was named after Queen Victoria? well its strange because shes all the way in Europe and That lake is located where they have never even seen white people before. there all of dark colored skin and its named after her? sorta weired. But the European had an advantage against the Africans. They were way more civilised then they Africans. So they thought it was the duty to to teach he edict and manners, pretty much how to be civilised. Plus there technology was so far more advanced the had guns and such. While the Africans had none whats so ever. they only had wooden spears. that's why it was simple for Europeans to conquer Africa.