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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.
The reason why Lin opposed the opium trade with Britain was because of opium abuse. There were already serious issues with it and Lin did not want to do anything to make them worse.
great Britain gained what? as a result of the opium war was?
Opium is produced by scoring the poppy pods which causes the latex to ooze out and then solidify. This raw opium is converted to smoking opium by dissolving it in hot water and filtering it to remove plant material and other insoluble impurities. The water and opium mixture is then heated over a low flame to evaporate the water. Once it resembles a sticky paste it is dried in the sun.
domination of china by foreign powers
By definition, tincture of opium is opium dissolved in laudanum, an alcohol. Dissolution = liquid=tincture of opium
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.
Opium
Strictly a British affair.
Great Britain would not stop its merchants from selling opium in China.
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.
papaver somneriferum. It's difficult to grow though if you don't have a warm climate
heroin, caffeine, nicotine, opium
Chinese ports were opened for trade with European powers.
Chinese ports were opened for trade with European powers.
That was the 19th century China and British wars.