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How do I...  WebPath Express results for "opium war"  [Refine your search]   Selected List: My Personal List   Displaying 1 - 10 out of 10 Grade Level: All Grade Levels Elementary Elementary & Middle Middle Middle & High High       What was the First Opium War? Grade Level:   The influence of the opium drug on the development of Imperial China in the nineteenth century is discussed at this botanical Web site devoted to plants that have played a major role in changing the course of world history. The article "What Was the First Opium War?" describes how the cultivation and export of the opium plant presented a major social and economic challenge to officials in the Qing Dynasty who attempted to halt its sale in the Chinese provinces. Topic: China--History--Opium War, 1840-1842 URL:  http://www.killerplants.com/plants-that-changed-history/20021022.asp China: The First Opium War Grade Level:   The information at this Web site for students about the first in a series of wars over the opium trade in China during the middle of the nineteenth century is compiled and maintained by a history professor. "China: The First Opium War," which features a full color painting depicting a naval battle between the British and the Chinese, also describes how the political and economic conflicts between government representatives in the Qing Dynasty and merchants and traders from the West, particularly Great Britain, escalated into war. The essay also features quotes from British parliamentary proceedings. Topic: China--History--Opium War, 1840-1842 URL:  http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~jobrien/reference/ob36.html 1840-1860: Opium Wars Grade Level:   This news article from CNN.com takes a look back at the social and economic problems caused by addiction to the drug opium in nineteenth century China. "1840-1860: Opium Wars," explains the political conflicts that led government officials in the Qing Dynasty to take measures to halt the opium trade operations of Chinese merchants and foreign traders from the West. The article also describes China's defeat when Great Britain retaliated to the strict enforcement of new laws enacted by the Imperial Commissioner in the first of a series of naval wars which lasted from 1840 to 1842. Topic: China--History--Opium War, 1840-1842 URL:  http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/06/20/hk.history.01/ Ch'ing China: The Opium Wars Grade Level:   The World Civilizations online textbook features this chapter on the opium wars that occurred during Imperial rule of the Ch'ing, also the Qing, Dynasty in China. The information describes the influence of the opium drug trade on the cultural and political development of China in the nineteenth century. There is also an overview of the measures taken by Lin Tse-hsu, a high commissioner in government, to manage trade relations with countries from the West while mitigating the harmful effects of imported opium on Chinese society. The final section explains the outcome of the resulting naval war with Great Britain. Topic: China--History--Opium War, 1840-1842 URL:  http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHING/OPIUM.HTM Ch'ing China Grade Level:   China has faced many trials and tribulations. One that truly changed the way this country viewed Western influences was the time period of the Opium War. The English were importing opium from China in large quantities. China used this plant for religious and cultural reasons. They felt the British were using it simply for pleasure and wanted to ban all exporting of this plant. Find out what happened as you read through this article. Explore the many other links and pictures about China. Topic: China--Foreign relations--1644-1912, China--History, China--History--Opium War, 1840-1842 URL:  http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CHING/CHING.HTM Emperor of China Declares War on Drugs Grade Level:   The "Old News" Web site provides readers with a fresh perspective from which to analyze past stories about major world events. In the story, "Emperor of China Declares War on Drugs," Paul Chrastina explains how the powerful Chinese governor Lin Tse-hsu was enlisted to mitigate the influence of the addictive drug opium on the social, cultural, and economic development of cities in the Chinese Empire. The account describes how the governor's campaign against British merchants and trading ships led to the defeat of China in the war of 1839. There is also a list of books for additional information. Topic: China--History--Opium War, 1840-1842 URL:  http://www.oldnewspublishing.com/opium.htm Nanjing Grade Level:   Nanjing has served as a political, cultural, industrial, literary, and transportation center for east central China. In the region, it is second in size only to Shanghai. From the third to sixth centuries, and 1368 to 1421, it was the Chinese capital. The Treaty of Nanjing was signed there to facilitate foreign trade after the Opium War. Revolutions continued in the 19th and 20th centuries, as insurgents and then communists captured the city. The Japanese captured the city in 1937, with widespread brutality, in an event known as the rape of Nanjing. Topic: Nanjing Shi (China)--History URL:  http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0834803.html Hong Kong Grade Level:   Hong Kong, consisting of a region of mainland Asia and many islands, is under the administrative control of China. It became a British dependency after the First Opium War, but returned to Chinese rule with the stipulation of economic autonomy. The region has a land area of just over 1000 square kilometers, with rugged, mountainous areas. It has a deep harbor, which is beneficial for trade, but it lacks sufficient fresh water resources. It has a hot, humid climate, with heavy rains and flooding. Hong Kong has some of the world's highest population densities in Kowloon and near the harbor. Topic: Hong Kong (China) URL:  http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761561507/Hong_Kong.html The Taiping Rebellion Grade Level:   Washington State University presents World Civilization, an internet and classroom anthology that includes an article about the Taiping rebellion in China. As this site explains, in the mid-nineteenth century, the Chinese were engaged in the Opium War, a conflict with Europe and European culture, when rebellions (including the Taiping, which lasted two decades and resulted in the death of between twenty and thirty million people), famine, and drought reduced China's population by more than sixty million. The article includes biographical information about Hung Hsiu-ch'nan, who led the rebellion, and a brief chronicle of the conflict itself. Topic: China--History--Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 URL:  http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHING/TAIPING.HTM Opium History, 1940 To 1979 Grade Level:   This full report explains the history of the drug opium during the years of 1940 to 1979. Subjects of interest include war and transition, changes in opium cultivation by region, summary, and analysis of trends, cold war opium expansion, production areas, and Chinese eradication. Learn that during World War II, the restrictions on shipping and strict port security marked a slow down in drug trafficking of opium. The impact of this action dropped the United States addict population to an historic low. Topic: Drug traffic URL:  http://www.a1b2c3.com/drugs/opi011.htm Displaying 1 - 10 out of 10
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