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They addicted the Chinese to opium, so the British can make a lot of money by selling opium to the Chinese
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Where did the british empire control an entire continent?
north America The British Empire controlled an entire continent in Australia. The British Empire was the largest empire in history.
How did the British empire lose land?
Why did The British Empire lose their land?
Are most of the countries that are in the Commonwealth were part of the British Empire?
They were all part of the British Empire
Was the Caribbean part of the British empire?
Yes. It joined the British Empire in 1625 ;P
What phrase describes the size of the British empire?
The sun never sets on the British Empire.
How did the Opium War weaken the Qing Dynasty?
Chinese weapons were no match for British gunboats.
France helped the Patriots during the Revolutionary War because King Louis XVI of France?
wanted to weaken the British empire
What was the farthest empire from Rome?
The Chinese empire was the farthest from Rome.The Chinese empire was the farthest from Rome.The Chinese empire was the farthest from Rome.The Chinese empire was the farthest from Rome.The Chinese empire was the farthest from Rome.The Chinese empire was the farthest from Rome.The Chinese empire was the farthest from Rome.The Chinese empire was the farthest from Rome.The Chinese empire was the farthest from Rome.
What did the British Empire get out of china being part of the British empire?
Land, Tax, more knowledge taken from the people of Chinese [if they have some that the British did not], more CHEAP Labour, more resources...etc. etc.
Why were France and Spain willing to help the United States fight the British in the revolutionary war?
They saw it as an inexpensive way to weaken the power of the British Empire and advance their own interests and empires.
Did civil wars lessen the strength of the empire and weaken the empire?
Please specify which empire you are referring to.
Why were France and Spain willing to help the United States fight the british in the war?
They saw it as an inexpensive way to weaken the power of the British Empire and advance their own interests and empires.
Did civil wars lessen the strength of the empire and weaken the popultion?
Please specify which empire you are referring to.
What best explains why barbarian groups were able to weaken the Byzantine Empire?
Barbarians did not weaken the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire that continued to thrive while its western counterpart ceased to exist due to Barbarian conquests. The Byzantine Empire was weakened and conquered by the Turks.
What did napoleon implement in order to weaken the British?
they trapped them
Why did the Western Empire weaken?
The western Roman Empire was less wealthy and harder to protect from invaders than the eastern Roman Empire
Why did western empire weaken?
The western Roman Empire was less wealthy and harder to protect from invaders than the eastern Roman Empire
