The first Opium War was a war launched by Britain against China from 1840 to 1842, and it was also the beginning of modern history of China. China's first unequal treaty, treaty of nanking, was signed. China began to cede territory, pay reparations and negotiate tariffs to foreign countries, which seriously endangered China's sovereignty. The Opium War made China a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, lost its independent status and promoted the disintegration of the natural economy. At the same time, it also opened a new chapter in the history of modern China people's resistance to foreign aggression.

The Second Opium War, 1856- 1860? Initiated by Britain and France

The Second Opium War was a war of aggression against China jointly launched by Britain and France with the support of Russia and the United States. In order to further open the China market and expand the interests of aggression in China, Britain and France used the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement in China as an excuse to jointly attack the Qing government under the pretext of Yarrow Incident and Ma Fu Incident.

(3) The Sino-French War was launched by France in 1883- 1885.

The Sino-French War, also known as the Qing Dynasty War, was triggered by France's invasion of Vietnam and China from February 65438 to April 65438. The first stage of the battlefield was in northern Vietnam; The second phase extended to the southeast coast of China. As a result, the Sino-French New Testament was drafted, and the Qing side recognized France's suzerainty over the French Indian colony in Japan, and the two countries reopened trade. Affected by this war, the Qing court set up a province in Taiwan Province Province, with Liu Mingchuan as the governor, vigorously promoted modern defense and the New Deal, and actively established the Beiyang Navy.

(4) The Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War 1894- 1895 was initiated by Japan.

The Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 was a war of Japanese aggression against China and Korea at the end of 19. According to China's calendar, 1894, the time when the war broke out was the Sino-Japanese War, so it was called the Sino-Japanese War. The war ended with the defeat of China and the annihilation of the Beiyang Navy. Under the military pressure of Japanese militarism, the Qing government in China signed the treaty of shimonoseki in April 1895.

The result of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 brought unprecedented national crisis to the Chinese nation and greatly deepened the degree of semi-colonization of China society. On the other hand, it has made Japan's national strength stronger and laid an important foundation for it to become a big country.

(5) Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, 1900? Britain, Russia, Japan, France, Germany, the United States, Italy and Austria jointly initiated.

Eight-Nation Alliance's war of aggression against China refers to 1900. On May 28th, it was an armed war of aggression against China composed of eight major countries, namely, the British Empire, the United States of America, the Third Republic of France, the German Empire, the Russian Empire, the Japanese Empire, the Italian Kingdom and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

190 1 On September 7th, China was completely reduced to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, which brought unprecedented suffering to the country and people at that time.

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