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The Opium War is a shameful blot of Britain's history. This is because the British traders were trying to force a negative item, or a drug to be precise, into China, who refused to accept it. The reason China decided to refuse it is because the Opium is making the citizens addicts, and therefore must be stopped. The British didn't take this as a lesson, but instead declared war on China for not accepting an item that shouldn't be sold in the first place. So, this concludes that the war was declared without much consideration and thinking. Thus, I belive that The Opium War is a shameful blot of Britain's history.
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Where did the British get their opium before and during the opium wars?
they got it from India then manufactured the opium
What was not a motivation of the British in the opium wars?
The trade policies of Britain.
What was not a motive the British in the opium wars?
The trade policies of Britain.
The British traded opium from where for Chinese-manufactured goods and tea?
If you're referrring to the opium wars between China and Britain, the British bought opium from growers in India (which was under British control at the time).
As a result of the opium wars british merchants gained access to?
great Britain gained what? as a result of the opium war was?
Who won the Opium War the Chinese or the British?
The British won the first and second Opium War.
What was a motive of the British in the Opium wars?
The British attachment to free trade and progress vs the traditional Confucian bias against merchants and commerce. http://www.historytoday.com/julia-lovell/opium-wars-both-sides-now
Was a motive of the British in the Opium Wars?
The British attachment to free trade and progress vs the traditional Confucian bias against merchants and commerce. http://www.historytoday.com/julia-lovell/opium-wars-both-sides-now
Did the Chinese start a war because they didn't tell anybody how to make silk?
No. China did not start the Opium wars. The Opium wars were started by the British, who desperately wanted Chinese products, but were not able to get any because the Chinese people were not interested in British imports. Britain finally discovered Opium, and quickly got the Chinese population addicted. When the emperor of the time banned Opium, Britain attacked China, which launched the Opium wars.
Did the USA participate in the Chinese Opium Wars in 19th Century?
Strictly a British affair.
Motive of the British in the Opium Wars?
the negative trade balance between Britain and China
What two countries fought in the Opium Wars?
First Opium War
