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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).

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The British traded opium from for Chinese-manufactured goods and tea.?

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.


How did the Chinese get the british opium?

They did't give it to Britain, Britain traded to them.


Where did The British trade opium from for Chinese-manufactured goods and tea?

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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 affect did the drug opium have on the Chinese people?

- Britain traded Indian opium for Chinese tea - Chinese people became addicted to opium - China made it illegal ad asked British to stop trade - Britain said no - China loses opium war - Because Britain has modernized weapons


What were the 2 major resources India had for the british?

The British East India Company, which monopolized trade in India, traded mainly in cotton, silk, indigo dye, saltpetre, tea, and opium


What was traded on the middle passage of the revolutionary war?

Opium


How do you think British control over India and Singapore supported and protected is opium trade?

British control over India and Singapore facilitated the opium trade by establishing a colonial infrastructure that ensured the production and distribution of opium. In India, the British encouraged the cultivation of opium poppies, which were then exported to China, where opium was in high demand. Singapore served as a strategic trading hub, allowing for the efficient transit of opium and other goods. This colonial policy not only generated significant revenue for the British Empire but also reinforced their dominance in the region, as they controlled both the supply and the trade routes.


Where did the British get their opium before and during the opium wars?

they got it from India then manufactured the opium


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.


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.