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Yes, opium was being sold to allt he engish in Europe and America because of Englands involvement in china. So ameerica wanted to stop all the tradeing because they thought it was ruenning their countrys people and so forth. So that is why. But everyone thinks we went there because of communisem.

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Your thinking of Britain's 19th century Opium wars in China.

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