Opium Wars and China's Humiliation

In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett do a historical analysis examining European colonialism's impact across Asian civilizations, exploring patterns of conquest, resistance, and cultural transformation to understand broader geopolitical dynamics.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(11:10) Introduction to Asian Colonialism Topic

(13:18) Old World vs New World Framework

(20:45) Oriental Despotism as Unifying Asian Characteristic

(24:07) Post-Colonial Asian Nationalism

(25:24) Sponsors: Zcash | Netsuite

(28:00) Why Asian Colonies Adopted Socialism

(37:37) Portuguese Entry into Indian Ocean

(42:00) Asian Civilizations' Failure to Recognize European Threat

(48:00) Islamic World Response to European Colonialism

(49:19) Sponsor: Oracle

(51:00) Turkish Empire Decline and Conservative Reactions

(55:00) Asian Shame-Based Culture Examples

(1:01:00) Indian Social Structure Under European Contact

(1:13:00) Portuguese Empire and Dutch Replacement

(1:30:32) British India Conquest

(1:37:00) British Colonial Policies and Famines

(1:45:39) China and the Opium Wars

(1:56:00) End of European Colonialism in Asia

(2:04:00) Russo-Japanese War and Pan-Asian Consciousness

(2:06:00) Gandhi and Peaceful Resistance

(2:07:25) Wrap

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