#british-empire

The Opium Wars were a series of armed conflicts between China and Great Britain in the mid-19th century that had far-reaching effects on Chinese...    Read more

The British Empire became vast through a combination of factors, including colonization, economic exploitation, military conquest, and trade. The...    Read more

The Opium Wars were two conflicts between China and the British Empire that took place in the mid-19th century. The first Opium War (1839-1842) was...    Read more

The Treaty of Paris (1763) marked the end of the Seven Years' War and the beginning of a new era of world power. The war involved several European...    Read more