The Crazy Story of the Opium Wars

Use the code NIGHTSHIFT or click on the link https://displate.com/@nightshift to get 26% off for one Displate, 31% off for two, and 36% off for three or more Displates. (Discount excludes Limited Editions.) Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-opium-wars/ In the 18th century, the British Empire faced a growing demand for Chinese tea, but nothing they offered could convince their trading partner to offer them better terms. Finally, the British discovered a successful counter measure, a product China actually seemed ready to buy: opium. British traders built a massive opium trade that refilled the Empire's coffers and destabilized China’s economy and society. When Chinese officials tried to stop the flow, it set off a chain of events that escalated into war, opening the country by force and reshaping global power dynamics for generations. This is the story about the Opium War, and how a simple craving for tea led to a full scale war. HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ We can only make our videos thanks to your support. ✨ Join the Nightshift Patreon 🌚 https://patreon.com/nightshift_kurzgesagt Become a channel member on YouTube Get Products designed with ❤️ https://shop.kgs.link CHAPTERS ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ OUR OTHER CHANNELS ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ 🦆kurzgesagt – in a nutshell🦆 English: https://kgs.link/youtubeEN German: https://kgs.link/youtubeDE Spanish: https://kgs.link/youtubeES French: https://kgs.link/youtubeFR Portuguese: https://kgs.link/youtubePT Arabic: https://kgs.link/youtubeAR Hindi: https://kgs.link/youtubeHI Japanese: https://kgs.link/youtubeJA Korean: https://kgs.link/youtubeKO DISCUSSIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ 🌚 Nightshift – kurzgesagt After Dark 🌚 Instagram: https://kgs.link/ngt_instagram TikTok: https://kgs.link/ngt_tiktok Reddit: https://kgs.link/ngt_reddit Twitter/X: https://kgs.link/ngt_x Bluesky: https://kgs.link/ngt_bluesky 🦆kurzgesagt – in a nutshell🦆 Instagram: https://kgs.link/instagram TikTok: https://kgs.link/tiktok Reddit: https://kgs.link/reddit Discord: https://kgs.link/discord Twitter: https://kgs.link/twitter Bluesky: https://kgs.link/bluesky Facebook: https://kgs.link/facebook Newsletter: https://kgs.link/newsletter OUR VOICE ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Our Nightshift – kurzgesagt After Dark videos are voiced by Steve Taylor: https://kgs.link/youtube-voice OUR MUSIC ♬♪ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ All our soundtracks are composed by Epic Mountain: Spotify: https://kgs.link/music-spotify SUBTITLES 💬 ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ If you want to help us caption this video, please send subtitles to [email protected] You can find info on what subtitle files work on YouTube here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734698?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=7296214 Thank you!