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Millions of Chinese became addicted to the drug
this has to do with impeialism. the british wanted to trade and have an influence over china, and take control of it. the Chinese believed that they were superior than the europeans, and would not have any realations with them. the only thing that they would accept from the british was the opium. when they realized their intentions, the Chinese attempted to stop the import
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Why were the British eager to end the ban on opium in China?
The British wanted to trade opium for China's resources.
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.
Which best explains why the British were eager to end the ban on opium in China?
The British wanted to trade opium for China's resources.
What good did Britain import into China?
Some might say opium.
What did Britain want to import into China during the Opium War?
The British needed Chinese goods, primarily tea, but the Chinese didn't need anything from the British. That would leave a trade deficit on the British side, so they got the Chinese nation addicted to opium (unprocessed heroin) which they produced in India. When the Chinese emperor tried to ban opium, the Chinese people rebelled against him, backed by the British, which led to Opium wars.
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.
What did the british gain from the opium war with china?
Hong Kong
Why did the two opium wars start in China?
The Opium War started with the British East India company selling Opium in India, when the market for Opium in India ran out the British decided to trade with China. The British shipped Opium into Canton and then sold it to the Chinese merchants, selling it to the Chinese people. By the 1830's China had been flooded with tons of cheap Opium. In 1839 the Imperial Commissioner for Canton wanted to cut off all Opium trade with the British, his name was Lin Tse-hsu. Because the British used the money from the Opium to buy things such as tea and porcelain, which were all in great demand in Britain, the British were not happy. Despite China's warnings Britain sold the Opium illegally for a higher price. Meanwhile the British had began their renaissance because they were white they found some mexicans to help them build weirdass english houses and make tea cabinets China was distraught and beheaded all Britons in China, those who surrendered were forced to work farms in China, as you can imagine the British were not happy about this either. However the Chinese sent a small army of junks to Britain but the British already sent a small but powerful army of modern naval fleets. The two countries met in the middle of the ocean and that was how the war started. The British won and forced the Chinese to pay in silver, tea, porcelain and made them sign a treaty.
Why the British were eager to end the ban of opium in china?
The opium trade was extremely profitable for the British, and thus they wished to end the ban of opium in order to resume the opium trade and make profits.
What were China's reason for rejecting British offers for trade?
opium
What two countries fought in the Opium Wars?
First Opium War
The British traded opium from where for Chinese-manufactured goods and tea?
If you're referrring to the opium wars between China and Britain, the British bought opium from growers in India (which was under British control at the time).
