Hist
104, Lecture 09:
The Violence of Global Economic Expansion
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The
Canton System, Opium War (1839-42), Commissioner Lin Zexu, The Nemesis,
The Treaty of Nanjing (1842), unequal treaties, Taiping Rebellion
(1851-1864),
The Sepoy Mutiny (1857), Meiji Restoration (1868), Sino-Japanese War
(1894-1895)
1.
Intro: The “Peaceful” Century, 1815-1914
2. Forcing
the Issue of “Free” Trade
a. British
production and consumption
b. The Canton System
c. The opium solution
3. The
Opium War, 1839-1842
a. Commissioner
Lin puts the smack down
b. The EIC’s secret weapon: The Nemesis
c. The Treaty of Nanjing (1842)
4. Assessing
the Impact of Opium
a. Economic stability
for Britain and its empire
b. Instability for the Qing Empire: The Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864)
c. The deindustrialization, ruralization, and colonization of India
5. Civil
Wars and Resistance in Asia and the Americas
a. The Indian
Rebellion of 1857 (The Sepoy Mutiny)
b. The Meiji Restoration in Japan, 1868-
c. Mexico, 1857-1867
d. The United States,
1861-1865
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