【The First Opium War,】also known as the Opium War or the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between
Britain and the Qing dynasty of China. The immediate issue was China's official seizure of opium stocks at Canton to stop the banned opium trade, and threatening the death penalty for future offenders. The British government insisted on the principles of free trade, equal diplomatic recognition among nations, and backed the merchants' demands. The British navy defeated the Chinese using technologically superior ships and weapons, and the British then imposed a treaty that granted territory to Britain and opened trade with China. In the 18th century the demand for Chinese luxury goods (particularly silk, porcelain, and tea) created a trade imbalance between China and Britain. European silver flowed into China through the Canton System, which confined incoming foreign trade to the southern port city of Canton. To counter this imbalance, the British East India Company began to grow opium in Bengal and allowed private British merchants to sell opium to Chinese smugglers for illegal sale in China. The influx of narcotics reversed the Chinese trade surplus, drained the economy of silver, and increased the numbers of opium addicts inside the country, outcomes that seriously worried Chinese officials.
The Opium Wars greatly expanded Western influence in China. The wars also led to the weakening of the Chinese dynastic system and paved the way for uprisings such as the Taiping and Boxer rebellions.
Nominated for an Oscar for best film, Hidden Figures is another of the films that seek to confront racism and demonstrate that there are no gender or race boundaries. The most interesting thing that it raises is the double obstacle that its protagonists must overcome.
The lord would provide to the vassal land from which they could make money from and in return the vassal would contribute troops to the lords army. Sometimes vassals would also pay a small fee of grain or various other goods as a sort of tax for the land.
checks and balances. I believe that is what you want
Explanation:
counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
