The First Opium War began as a trade dispute, but it quickly exposed a deeper power struggle between Britain and Qing China. Britain faced a massive silver drain because Chinese merchants demanded ...

Key point: London instigated a war of aggression against China in order to force an unequal treaty on China. London started a trend after other major imperial powers saw their success they soon ...

Less than two decades after the First Opium War, Britain launched another brutal campaign against Qing China this time with even higher stakes. This video explores the political motives, economic ...