Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2-8-2023
Department 1
First Year Seminar
Department 2
History
Abstract
This poster is based on a research paper that sought to find out what influence the tea trade had on developments in Sino-British relations in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Through research, the paper concluded that the strong British desire for tea influenced British attempts to change its relationship with China, as a more "open" China would lead to more and cheaper tea for Britain. Ultimately, this desire led to Britain flooding China with addictive, illicit opium, and waging the imperialistic Opium Wars against China.
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Recommended Citation
Varisco, Grayden R., "Tea as a Motivator for British Imperialism in China" (2023). CAFE Symposium 2023. 10.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cafe2023/10
Comments
This poster was created based on work completed for FYS 156-3: Tea: An Experiential History, and presented as a part of the eighth annual CAFE Symposium on February 8, 2023.