JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<li>
<font color="#FFFFFF">Change Background</font>
<ul class="dropup">
<li><a href="javascript:" id="bgimg01">Link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="javascript:" id="bgimg02">Link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="javascript:" id="bgimg03">Link 3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
CSS
body{background-image:url(http://placehold.it/200x200/bb2343)}
JavaScript
$('#bgimg01').on('click', function() {
$('body').css('background-image', 'url(http://placehold.it/200x200/ff0000)');
})
$('#bgimg02').on('click', function() {
$('body').css('background-image', 'url(http://placehold.it/200x200/hh3476)');
})
$('#bgimg03').on('click', function() {
$('body').css('background-image', 'url(http://placehold.it/200x200/gg0000)');
})