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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.
When did opium war happen?
There were 2 Opium Wars, the First Opium War was from 1839-1842 the Second Opium War was from 1856-1860
Is there opium in methadone?
No there is no opium in Methadone
What is the origin of opium?
opium poppies
Where did the British get their opium before and during the opium wars?
they got it from India then manufactured the opium
How did Britain seek to correct it's balance of trade with China?
selling opium
How do you spell opium?
Opium, you spelled it correctly.
What were the Opium Wars about?
The tea and Opium trade
What is opium poppy?
The opium poppy is a type of plant in which opium and poppy seeds come from. Opium is where many narcotics like morphine, are taken from.
Crude opium is obtained from which part of the opium poppy?
Crude opium is made of the opium poppy's latex. This latex is obtained by cutting the unripe pod of the plant.
Why is opium no longer used as an ingredient in perfume?
Opium is no longer used as an ingredient in perfume because of its additive quality. Though YSL produces a perfume named Opium, there is no ingredient of opium used in the manufacture of the perfume Opium!
Donde biena el opium?
where does opium come from
