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When did opium war 1 and 2 start and end?
1839-1842 and 1856-1860
Were the British defeated by the Chinese in the Opium War?
Chinese were isolated for a long time while, British invented many weapons which let Great Britain defeat China in the Opium War.
How did british trade with china trigger the opium wars?
The Chinese government called on Britain to stop trading drugs when they outlawed opium. Britain would not cooperate, nor would it stop trading drugs. This led to the Opium War of 1839.
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 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.
