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Meaning of "opium war"

opium war: Refers to the series of conflicts between China and Britain in the 19th century over the illegal trade of opium. This historical term is used to describe the military and political tensions related to the opium trade and its impact on diplomatic relations between the two countries
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  • The First Opium War or the Second Opium War, two Anglo-Chinese disputes in the mid-19th century.

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During the second opium war.
This opium war diplomacy has been a long standing tradition.
The beginning of the opium war.
But the second opium war brought already a qualitative change.
What were causes for the first opium war.
The background of the opium war or the anglo chinese war.
The issues of this war were similar to those of the first opium war.
The fist opium war.
US government and corporate executives are waging opium war.
A key event is the Opium War with China.
That was two decades before the first Opium War.
The Opium War was ostensibly fought to liberalise trade with China.
Become known as the Opium war.
The First Opium War revealed the outdated state of the Chinese military.
End of the second Opium war.

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In China, the Second Opium War fits precisely into this period.
The battle was one of the last major engagements of the Second Opium War.
In China was the victory in the Opium War by the British forces.
He died of natural causes during the First Opium War.
This act triggered the First Opium War between the two nations.
This battle is considered the Opium War.
Unlike many of its contemporaries, The Opium War was strongly supported by the state apparatus.
Choyleefut went though the Opium War.
Brits waged old school opium war, US government 's waging opium war now.
He later took part in the Second Opium War.
Soros is part of Britain 's new opium war apparatus -- and he virtually owns Senator Obama.
This act started the first Opium War.
Then, following the Opium War in 1842, Macau became an official territory under Portuguese rule.
The war followed on from the First Opium War.
What was the Opium War over?
This conflict became known as the First Opium War.
Occurred during the Opium War to 2, remember?
It was fought over similar issues as the First Opium War.
It was after the Sino-British Opium War in 1840 that Christianity developed rapidly in China.
This war was remembered as the First Opium War.
When Opium War broke out in 1840, the Silk Road on the Sea totally disappeared.
He participated to the operation against China in the Second Opium War.
When we closed our doors, you launched the Opium War to open our markets.
He served as interpreter for British diplomatic missions during the First Opium War.
Discuss the causes and effects of the Opium War in China.
The American people are being targeted in a new and vicious British Opium War.
While serving there, the First Opium War broke out.
Chinese soldiers armed with a gingal during the First Opium War.
The garden was severely damaged during the First Opium War of the 19th century.
This action was the catalyst that led to the First Opium War.
New missionary activity only set in after the Second Opium War in the mid-19th century.
This story takes place in China at the time of the First Opium War.
And that 's how you win an opium war.
In a political sense Hong Kong had hardly changed since the time of the Opium War.
As we know it was acquired by Britain after the Opium War in 1841.

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