Second Opium War
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title:
Second Opium War
text:
The Second Opium War, also known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Second China War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a colonial war lasting from 1856 to 1860, which pitted the United Kingdom, France, and the United States against the Qing dynasty of China. It was the second major conflict in the Opium Wars, which were fought over the right to import opium to China, and resulted in a second defeat for the Qing dynasty and the forced legalisation of the opium trade.
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1856–1860 war between British–French forces and China
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Opium_War
date created:
2002-11-14T12:50:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T23:22:35Z
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