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Which country smuggled opium into China and initiated the Opium Wars?
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∙ 11y ago
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.
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Who was the emperor during the Opium war in China?
Trinh and Nguyen
What were China's reason for rejecting British offers for trade?
opium
The british attacked china in the opium war because?
the one with the china i forgot to wright it my bad
How did the opium war influence history?
It proved that China couldn't defend their country after getting slaughtered by Britain and France. This also showed up later in Chinese battles
Who was involved in the opium wars?
Britain, France and the United States vs. China (Qing Dynasty)
Which country became a country of opium addicts?
China
What company began trading opium to china?
I think you meant to ask: What country began trading opium with china? The answer to that is: England. They trade opium with china in return for tea.
What country with China fought in the two Opium Wars?
It was between China and Great Britain
What country fought with china over drugs?
Britain, the Boxer Rebellion had to do with the Opium trade.
Defeat in the Opium Wars forced this country to grant broad rights to Britain?
China
Which item did England export to China in an attempt to battle its trade deficit with that country?
Opium-
Why did Britain sell Opium to the Chinese?
Money.It's an addictive drug which made Great Britain a lot of money. It's the same reason that tobacco was the major cash crop of the America's; it's addictive and once people are addicted they will buy a lot of it.Because China was addicted and paid for it. That was just big business for the EIC.
What kind of problems did opium cause in china?
The opium war mainly began because of the British and China having an opium trade for tea. The British would get there tea if China got there opium. but the cause of the war was that china wouldn't accept opium anymore, and the british wern't okay with that.
How did Britain seek to correct it's balance of trade with China?
selling opium
What was the main purpose of the opium wars?
China wanted to stop England from importing dangerous drugs into their country.
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.
Why were the British eager to end the ban on opium in China?
The British wanted to trade opium for China's resources.
