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Westerners gained trading rights in China during the 1800s following the Opium War. China was a prosperous country that produces all the goods the citizens needed. The Chinese felt European goods were shoddy, and they had little interest in trade. The British were determined to find a product the Chinese would want to purchase in large quantities. The answer was opium, but the Chinese government tried to stop the trade. This led to war.

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Berta Yundt

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