Major events in China during the 19th and early 20th centuries related to imperialism

Imperialism had a major affect on China. The Opium War played a major part of this. The opium war was provoked by the problems with European countries and China. British were getting tired of doing outside trading and wanted to trade directly with China. China had little need from the West. As a direct result the smuggling of opium began. Opium was forbidden in China except for medicinal use.

The final surge of colinialism spurred by industrialization spawned imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.