SlideShare une entreprise Scribd logo
1  sur  3
The Opium War in China 1839-1842
The Big Picture ,[object Object],dominated by the industrial powers of  Europe, the USA & Japan. ,[object Object],As in Africa, India & Latin America,  the industrial nations had superior       technology and more advanced economies.
[object Object],	with the Opium War of 1839-1842 ,[object Object],	industrial powers could completely 	dominate any non-industrial nation— 	even great nations such as China ,[object Object],        & the Chinese, is often seen as the         ultimate example of Imperialism

Contenu connexe

En vedette

Winston churchill
Winston churchillWinston churchill
Winston churchillsystemed1
 
China Pre 1911
China Pre 1911China Pre 1911
China Pre 1911RCB78
 
Truman Power Point
Truman Power PointTruman Power Point
Truman Power Pointguest31a9eb2
 
Chinese Revolution
Chinese RevolutionChinese Revolution
Chinese RevolutionYCIS Beijing
 
Chinese Revolution & Mao
Chinese Revolution & MaoChinese Revolution & Mao
Chinese Revolution & Maoguestdd200b7
 
The Opium Wars
The Opium WarsThe Opium Wars
The Opium Warsdio_free
 
Ikalawang yugto ng imperyalismong kanluranin
Ikalawang yugto ng imperyalismong kanluraninIkalawang yugto ng imperyalismong kanluranin
Ikalawang yugto ng imperyalismong kanluraninGreg Aeron Del Mundo
 

En vedette (8)

Winston churchill
Winston churchillWinston churchill
Winston churchill
 
China Pre 1911
China Pre 1911China Pre 1911
China Pre 1911
 
Truman Power Point
Truman Power PointTruman Power Point
Truman Power Point
 
Chinese Revolution
Chinese RevolutionChinese Revolution
Chinese Revolution
 
Chinese Revolution & Mao
Chinese Revolution & MaoChinese Revolution & Mao
Chinese Revolution & Mao
 
The Opium Wars
The Opium WarsThe Opium Wars
The Opium Wars
 
Karl Marx
Karl MarxKarl Marx
Karl Marx
 
Ikalawang yugto ng imperyalismong kanluranin
Ikalawang yugto ng imperyalismong kanluraninIkalawang yugto ng imperyalismong kanluranin
Ikalawang yugto ng imperyalismong kanluranin
 

The Opium War: How Western Powers Dominated China 1839-1842

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. The Big PictureBy 1900, China was completelydominated by the industrial powers of Europe, the USA & Japan.How did this come to pass?As in Africa, India & Latin America, theindustrial nations had superiortechnology and more advancedEconomies.
  2. Western dominance of China began with the Opium War of 1839-1842This war proved once and for all that industrial powers could completely dominate any non-industrial nation— even great nations such as ChinaThe Opium War, between the English & the Chinese, is often seen as the ultimate example of Imperialism