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What was the price of opium in international market in eighteenth century?
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Which drug that was blamed for draining the Chinese treasury of silver?
OPIUM
What was the drug blamed for draining Chinese treasury of silver?
Opium, in a number of related forms, is produced from poppy flowers. Many in the Emperor's court became addicted to the drug after it was introduced to China in the Middle Ages. In the 19th century, Britain fought two wars in China that included legalizing the trade in opium.
What is Afghanistans major economic activity?
opium
How did Great Britain seek to correct its balance of trade with China?
selling opium
What might farmers start growing due to dire economic circumstances?
Poppies/Opium
Is Tincture of Opium available in pill form?
By definition, tincture of opium is opium dissolved in laudanum, an alcohol. Dissolution = liquid=tincture of opium
What caused the increase in opium addiction in the mid-19th century China?
In opium addiction in the mid-19th century chinese people became depressed because of economic conditions and because of this reason they got more and more addicted to Opium. Thus, it increase the production of it.
What linked Great Britain India and China in the nineteenth century?
Opium
The opium wars of the 19th century marked the beginning of the?
domination of china by foreign powers
Did the USA participate in the Chinese Opium Wars in 19th Century?
Strictly a British affair.
What led to conflict between Great Britain and China in the mid-19th century?
Great Britain would not stop its merchants from selling opium in China.
The Taiping Rebellion and the Opium War?
It was during the late Qing Dynasty in the 19th century. The Taipeing Revolution was caused internally while the opium war was caused externally by the British.
The opium wars of the mid-19th century marked the beginning of the?
domination of china by foreign powers
What opium seeds shold you order to grow opium?
papaver somneriferum. It's difficult to grow though if you don't have a warm climate
What has the author Ralph H Stimson written?
Ralph H. Stimson has written: 'Ralph H. Stimson papers' -- subject(s): Opium trade, Military weapons, International agencies, International cooperation, Drug control, Opium Conference, Arms transfers, Weapons industry
How did the black market opium trade affect the Chinese society?
China was forced to legalize opium and began massive domestic production
What are four habit forming drug used at the start of the 20th century?
heroin, caffeine, nicotine, opium
