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Well, the Chinese paid for the drug in silver to the british, and as the chinese got addicted to the drug, the demand for opium increased. However, the government was alarmed by the increasingly export of silver. The economic consequences was going to be very bad.
Armand Stiedemann
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What effect did opium have on china's economy?
The British introduced opium to the Chinese and got them addicted. By doing this the Chinese only spent money on the drug. Their economy basically crashed because of opium. Opium is basically heroin.
What product did the Chinese want from British?
The Chinese wanted opium!
How did the British weaken the Chinese empire?
They addicted the Chinese to opium, so the British can make a lot of money by selling opium to the Chinese
What did Britain want to import into China during the Opium War?
The British needed Chinese goods, primarily tea, but the Chinese didn't need anything from the British. That would leave a trade deficit on the British side, so they got the Chinese nation addicted to opium (unprocessed heroin) which they produced in India. When the Chinese emperor tried to ban opium, the Chinese people rebelled against him, backed by the British, which led to Opium wars.
What affect did the drug opium have on the Chinese people?
- Britain traded Indian opium for Chinese tea - Chinese people became addicted to opium - China made it illegal ad asked British to stop trade - Britain said no - China loses opium war - Because Britain has modernized weapons
The British traded opium from for Chinese-manufactured goods and tea.?
The British needed Chinese goods, primarily tea, but the Chinese didn't need anything from the British. That would leave a trade deficit on the British side, so they got the Chinese nation addicted to opium (unprocessed heroin) which they produced in India. When the Chinese emperor tried to ban opium, the Chinese people rebelled against him, backed by the British, which led to Opium wars.
Did opium have a big affect on people in the 1800s?
The affect that opium had on people was mainly the First opium war 1839-1842. That war was between the British East India Company and Qing Dyunasty of China forcing China to allow free trade in opium. The era was known as the "end of Chinese isolation bringing them into modern Chinese history ending the monopoly of trading in opium. The rest is all history with the Chinese bringing opium to Sanfrancisco and addicting many Americans. hat
What one product did the Chinese want from British?
The Chinese wanted opium!
Were the British defeated by the Chinese in the Opium War?
Chinese were isolated for a long time while, British invented many weapons which let Great Britain defeat China in the Opium War.
The British were defeated by the Chinese in the Opium War?
False
When did china prohibited opium trade?
Opium has been available for 5,000 years. Chinese indigenous opium was inferior to the opium grown by the British on Indian plantations, so opium users favored the imported product. The British essentially forced imported opium on the Chinese, and large numbers of people became addicted. The British used profits to fund its domination of India. The Chinese government tried to control drug abuse in the 19th century, but found it was impossible without British support. The British were very much against the Chinese growing their own opium. There is no reason to believe that poppies are not native to parts of China. See "Opium," by Martin Booth.
Which country smuggled opium into China and initiated the Opium Wars?
British merchants had the habit of smuggling opium into China. The Chinese government was opposed to this, so blocked British shipping from entering Chinese ports. The British Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston (who was called 'the irreducible minimum of government, the cement of British politics') took offence to this and declared war on the Chinese.
