Curated OER
China Resists Outside Influences
There is no doubt about it, world history is exciting! Use this slide show to tell the tale of Emperor Qianlong, the Opium Wars, The Boxer Rebellion, and nationalist reform provided by Empress Dowager. Images and easy-to-follow text make...
Curated OER
Beyond Chopsticks and Rice
Students explore the stereotypical American images of China. In this English and World History lesson, students read a novel to become familiar with China and its people. Students research various events in China's history and report...
CNN
Cnn: 1840 1860 Opium Wars: Trade War: Britain Acquires 'A Barren Rock'
A CNN article about 19th century trade between Britain and China that includes information about Canton and other useful things. Includes pictures if you click on the names in the article.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: The Emergence of Modern China
Provides information about the Opium Wars, Unequal Treaties, and other actions by Western powers that hastened the fall of Imperial China, and the emergence of modern China.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Treaty of Nanking
A brief description of the Treaty of Nanking and the terms of the agreement.
Other
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport: The Opium Wars
Resource summarizes the viewpoints of both the British and the Chinese during the Opium Wars of 1839-1842.