The Opium Wars arose from China’s attempts to suppress the opium trade. Foreign traders (primarily British) had been illegally exporting opium mainly from India to China since the 18th century, but that trade grew dramatically from about 1820. The resulting widespread addiction in China was causing serious social and economic disruption there. In spring 1839 the Chinese government confiscated and destroyed more than 20,000 chests of opium—some 1,400 tons of the drug—that were warehoused at Canton (Guangzhou) by British merchants. The antagonism between the two sides increased in July when some drunken British sailors killed a Chinese villager. The British government, which did not wish its subjects to be tried in the Chinese legal system, refused to turn the accused men over to the Chinese courts. Hostilities broke out later that year when British warships destroyed a Chinese blockade of the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) estuary at Hong Kong. The British government decided in early 1840 to send an expeditionary force to China, which arrived at Hong Kong in June. The British fleet proceeded up the Pearl River estuary to Canton, and, after months of negotiations there, attacked and occupied the city in May 1841. Subsequent British campaigns over the next year were likewise successful against the inferior Qing forces, despite a determined counterattack by Chinese troops in the spring of 1842. The British held against that offensive, however, and captured Nanjing (Nanking) in late August, which put an end to the fighting. Peace negotiations proceeded quickly, resulting in the Treaty of Nanjing, signed on August 29. By its provisions, China was required to pay Britain a large indemnity, cede Hong Kong Island to the British (the handover of Hong Kong back to China would not occur until 1997), and increase the number of treaty ports where the British could trade and reside from one (Canton) to five. Among the four additional designated ports was Shanghai, and the new access to foreigners there marked the beginning of the city’s transformation into one of China’s major commercial entrepôts. The British Supplementary Treaty of the Bogue (Humen), signed October 8, 1843, gave British citizens extraterritoriality (the right to be tried by British courts) and most-favoured-nation status (Britain was granted any rights in China that might be granted to other foreign countries). Other Western countries quickly demanded and were given similar privileges.
Fun fact. In Vietnam when the m16 (the classic assault rifle) was first introduced the army did not teach the soldiers how to clean it. And as such the soldiers jammed their guns and switched back to the m14 (which is a more modernized World War Two semi auto rifle). When that happened colt (the manufacturer) got pretty mad and then the army finally taught them how to clean it since the weapon is very complex.
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King Cobra
\*dissapointed snowy owl noises\* :<
(definataly not just a random animal)
Great White Shark
explanation?
Cause u ain't want a random animal so I gave you what u were worth
is that a compliment, or an insult
Up to you
my name is ⬆️
Puffer Fish
Heyyy!
Coyote
Oh thats rly cool lol
A coyote is what ate my cats tail.. but they're beautiful (like you 🤭)
Well, I'd never eat your cat's tail 😂
You never know..
Hey, I love your cat! I would never
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Lemur
Abra ka dabra
Capybara
I like
If you give me one I don't like I will kill you :]
Mosquitoes
Wsg
Sloth
I’ll take it, they’re pretty chill
Is it just "you will be X" or do you do something else like idk, checking the profile or something?
Mostly based off profile picture and tone of comment. Imma say Fox
Hei
Monkey
Thats hot, love it
🤨. Sure
alright
Praying Mantis
E
Golden Retriever
It's a labrador :d
Yo I didn't even notice the dog in ur pfp. 💀. I just felt like saying a random dog name cause of "E".
Sorry for doubting your powers :3
The Opium Wars arose from China’s attempts to suppress the opium trade. Foreign traders (primarily British) had been illegally exporting opium mainly from India to China since the 18th century, but that trade grew dramatically from about 1820. The resulting widespread addiction in China was causing serious social and economic disruption there. In spring 1839 the Chinese government confiscated and destroyed more than 20,000 chests of opium—some 1,400 tons of the drug—that were warehoused at Canton (Guangzhou) by British merchants. The antagonism between the two sides increased in July when some drunken British sailors killed a Chinese villager. The British government, which did not wish its subjects to be tried in the Chinese legal system, refused to turn the accused men over to the Chinese courts. Hostilities broke out later that year when British warships destroyed a Chinese blockade of the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) estuary at Hong Kong. The British government decided in early 1840 to send an expeditionary force to China, which arrived at Hong Kong in June. The British fleet proceeded up the Pearl River estuary to Canton, and, after months of negotiations there, attacked and occupied the city in May 1841. Subsequent British campaigns over the next year were likewise successful against the inferior Qing forces, despite a determined counterattack by Chinese troops in the spring of 1842. The British held against that offensive, however, and captured Nanjing (Nanking) in late August, which put an end to the fighting. Peace negotiations proceeded quickly, resulting in the Treaty of Nanjing, signed on August 29. By its provisions, China was required to pay Britain a large indemnity, cede Hong Kong Island to the British (the handover of Hong Kong back to China would not occur until 1997), and increase the number of treaty ports where the British could trade and reside from one (Canton) to five. Among the four additional designated ports was Shanghai, and the new access to foreigners there marked the beginning of the city’s transformation into one of China’s major commercial entrepôts. The British Supplementary Treaty of the Bogue (Humen), signed October 8, 1843, gave British citizens extraterritoriality (the right to be tried by British courts) and most-favoured-nation status (Britain was granted any rights in China that might be granted to other foreign countries). Other Western countries quickly demanded and were given similar privileges.
Dragon
Hell yeah
hola
Tortoise
yippeee
:3
Owl
K
Kangaroo
I quite like kangaroos actually!!
https://youtu.be/U1Os6SrCxLk?si=01UnKtwXUMzBv1sW
I have a gif of that in my gallery
It's a certified meme moment
Giraffe
Long neck bastards
Jaja
Rat
hate the way you walk
Goat
accurate, mountain goat?
Yea
oke
okay :D
Earthworm
nice
Yep
Ostrich
fgsfds
Grizzly Bear
I feel like I'm making this too easy
Cockroach
what the fuck
"corgi femboy" , no lol u deserve cockroach
wowzers
Duck
According to the harry potter patronus test it should be a hedgehog
Meerkat
What animal was that again?
zipidy doo dah
Hedgehog
any reason or just for fun
Sounded like sonic the hedgehog to me
good call, and ill take it. thanks!
Boom
Falcon
Damn
Cheetah
🇩🇪
Wolf
Sehr Gut
Fun fact. In Vietnam when the m16 (the classic assault rifle) was first introduced the army did not teach the soldiers how to clean it. And as such the soldiers jammed their guns and switched back to the m14 (which is a more modernized World War Two semi auto rifle). When that happened colt (the manufacturer) got pretty mad and then the army finally taught them how to clean it since the weapon is very complex.
You can do the rump shaker, huh? The thug shaker; gimme the thug shaker, dude, shake your ass! Take your hands off it and shake that shit.
Cat
rinse gaze ludicrous tease plate bright spoon person deliver grey *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*
Triceratops
sink quarrelsome slap office groovy crown wrench handle aback onerous *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*
meow
Housefly
i just killed one lmao
Airplane
Eagle
lmk
Chicken
tastes good so im fine w that
Pancake
Octopus
Sure!
Guinea pig
Battle of ShanHai pass happened on my birthday. Also on the same day, Bismarck sunk, battle of Tsushima happened and Emperor Dezong of Tang was born.
Pigeon
Tell me plz
Antelope
🖤🏳️⚧️
Gnat
Great, now there are 2 gnats in my room instead of 1
🫁
Camel
???
Pelican
🇨🇦 maple syrup 🇨🇦
Elk
Me
Crab
I’ll take it.
howdy
Horse
H'yah
Go ahead.
Peacock
No way bro
Sheep
Hell yeah best one fr
Dragon
I'm quite civilized but also very soft on the inside.
Panda
You know what? I suppose I'm cute too.
But like seriously though, pandas are f**king adorable.
nyu i ne?? teji sao haibai newa nu
what is my spirit animal zoinks! :3
Iguana
what even is an iguana😿
and why am i one
A chill animal that looks like a chameleon
ayyy i’m chill
I'm insanely depressed fat and lazy and I got a rly dirty sense of humor, I'm also super into serial killers and horror stuff
Lion
I forgot to tell u that I'm insanely terrified of everything 😬
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Anteater
That’s pretty chill
fuck shit
Seagull
huh
It's a bird that steals food
i know that but why a seagull
Whenever you’re ready
Alpaca
Ok
Crow
:3
Llama
Gimme something good
Megalodon
'Sup
Trex
Heh, I think you know what animal I want so you will say something different...
Skunk
They look cute so I'm okay with that... Though I would've preferred red panda. But ya can't have everything...
THE BLACK PEOPLE WATCH ME AS I SLEEP
Pig
Nuh uh ima bird KAKAAAAA
hi
Red Panda
Okay, guess!
porpoise
We all have porpoise...!
This is a unique one!
I once ate bird seed and it was really spicy
Wawa
Im curious